Evaluation of Plasma Procalcitonin Concentrations in Healthy Foals and Foals Affected by Septic Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 645-649

  Bonelli, Francesca ^a   Meucci, Valentina ^a   Divers, Thomas ^b   Radcliffe, Rolfe ^b   Jose Cunilleras, Eduard ^c   Corazza, Michele ^a   Guidi, Grazia ^a   Tognetti, Rosalba ^a   Castagnetti, Carolina ^d   Intorre, Luigi ^a   Sgorbini, Micaela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Foal; Marker; Procalcitonin; Sepsis; Systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939464232     PISSN: 07370806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2015.06.007     Document Type: Article

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