The Role of Inter-Alpha Inhibitor Proteins in the Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Chaaban, Hala ^a   Singh, Kultar ^a   Huang, Juliza ^b   Siryaporn, Ed ^b   Lim, Yow Pin ^b   Padbury, James F ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ProThera Biologics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INHIBITOR PROTEIN;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE;

EID: 62649144167     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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