Evaluation of C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-6, and interleukin-8 as diagnostic parameters in sepsis-related fatalities

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 505-512

  Schrag, Bettina ^a   Roux Lombard, Pascale ^b   Schneiter, Deborah ^c   Vaucher, Paul ^a   Mangin, Patrice ^a   Palmiere, Cristian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LEGAL MEDICINE   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Interleukins; Postmortem biochemistry; Procalcitonin; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; PROCALCITONIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; VITREOUS BODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; INTERLEUKIN-8; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEPSIS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; VITREOUS BODY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864036466     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-011-0596-z     Document Type: Article

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