Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in pericardial fluid for postmortem diagnosis of sepsis

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 567-572

  Schrag, Bettina ^a   Iglesias, Katia ^b   Mangin, Patrice ^a   Palmiere, Cristian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LEGAL MEDICINE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; PROCALCITONIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS;

EID: 84864060436     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-012-0692-8     Document Type: Article

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