Pentraxin 3 as a Prognostic Biomarker in Patients with Systemic Inflammation or Infection
Purpose. The long pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is a key component of the humoral arm of the innate immune system. PTX3 is produced locally in response to proinflammatory stimuli. We reviewed the usefulness of systemic levels of PTX3 in critically ill patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS...
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Hindawi Limited,
2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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