Biomarkers for the diagnosis of bacterial infections: In pursuit of the ‘Holy Grail’

Indian Journal of Medical Research, Supplement

Volumn 141, Issue Mar2015, 2015, Pages 271-273

  Mohan, Alladi ^a   Harikrishna, J ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; MESSENGER RNA; PROCALCITONIN; SERUM AMYLOID A; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 27; INTERLEUKIN 8; LITHOSTATHINE; PROADRENOMEDULLIN; TRIGGERING RECEPTOR EXPRESSED ON MYELOID CELLS 1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UROKINASE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD LEVEL; CALCITONIN GENE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NOTE; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEVER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MENINGITIS; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PANCREATITIS; PNEUMONIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); BLOOD; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOMARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SERUM AMYLOID A PROTEIN;

EID: 84928749633     PISSN: 03679012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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