An Analysis of C-Reactive Protein, Procalcitonin, and D-Dimer in Pre-Eclamptic Patients

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 331-337

  Kucukgoz Gulec, Umran ^a   Tuncay Ozgunen, Fatma ^a   Baris Guzel, Ahmet ^a   Buyukkurt, Selim ^a   Seydaoglu, Gulsah ^a   Ferhat Urunsak, Ibrahim ^a   Cuneyt Evruke, Ismail ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; D Dimer; Procalcitonin; Severe pre eclampsia; Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; D DIMER; PROCALCITONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866146139     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2012.01171.x     Document Type: Article

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