Inflammatory markers in patients with severe burn injury: What is the best indicator of sepsis?

Burns

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 939-940

  Vandijck, Dominique M ^a   Brusselaers, Nele ^a   Blot, Stijn I ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PROCALCITONIN;

BACTEREMIA; BODY TEMPERATURE; BURN; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INFECTION; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BURNS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEPSIS;

EID: 34548511112     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2007.02.003     Document Type: Letter

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