Fatal outcome in bacteremia is characterized by high plasma cell free DNA concentration and apoptotic DNA fragmentation: A prospective cohort study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Huttunen, Reetta ^a,b   Kuparinen, Taru ^b   Jylhävä, Juulia ^b   Aittoniemi, Janne ^c   Vuento, Risto ^c   Huhtala, Heini ^d   Laine, Janne ^a   Syrjänen, Jaana ^a,b   Hurme, Mikko ^b,c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^c PIRKANMAA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; DNA;

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; BLOOD CULTURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PLASMA CELL; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SURVIVOR; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; SURVIVAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APOPTOSIS; BACTEREMIA; COHORT STUDIES; DNA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959798015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021700     Document Type: Article

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