Neutrophil-derived circulating free DNA (cf-DNA/NETs), a potential prognostic marker for mortality in patients with severe burn injury

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 551-557

  Altrichter, Jens ^a   Zedler, Siegfried ^b   Kraft, Robert ^b   Faist, Eugen ^b   Mitzner, Steffen R ^c   Sauer, Martin ^c   Windolf, Joachim ^a   Scholz, Martin ^a   Lögters, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Circulating free DNA; Inflammation; Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs); Neutrophils; Outcome

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650051401     PISSN: 18639933     EISSN: 16153146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-010-0013-1     Document Type: Article

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