The detection of pyrogens in sera from patients with symptoms of sepsis using an ex vivo whole blood culture assay

Journal of Immunoassay

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 1-11

  Pool, E J ^a   Bouic, P ^a,b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Department of Medical Microbiology ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

CRP; IL 6; Pyrogen; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; PYROGEN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RADIOMETRY; SEPSIS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032893052     PISSN: 01971522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01971529909349310     Document Type: Article

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