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Plasma DNA concentration as an early predictor of outcome in critically ill septic patients

Authors: H El-Akabawy, W Radwan, S Gengeehy, A Rezk, A Sisi

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Sepsis is associated with cell necrosis and apoptosis. Indeed, plasma DNA levels have been shown to be increased in patients with sepsis [1]. So we investigated the prognostic value of circulating levels of cell-free DNA in critically ill septic patients regarding the clinical course and final outcome. …

Zeerleder S, Zwart B, et al.: Elevated nucleosome levels in systemic inflammation and sepsis. Crit Care Med 2003, 31: 1947-1951. 10.1097/01.CCM.0000074719.40109.95CrossRefPubMed

Title: Plasma DNA concentration as an early predictor of outcome in critically ill septic patients
Authors: H El-Akabawy
W Radwan
S Gengeehy
A Rezk
A Sisi
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9691

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