Prognostic value of plasma pro-Adrenomedullin and Antithrombin levels in neonatal sepsis

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 471-473

  Hagag, Adel A ^a   Elmahdy, Heba S ^a   Ezzat, Aml A ^a  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antithrombin; Neonate; Pro adrenomedullin; Prognosis; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PROADRENOMEDULLIN;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 79960441759     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-011-0074-1     Document Type: Article

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