Biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction predict sepsis mortality in young infants: a matched case-control study

• Main Authors: Julie Korol Wright (Author), Kyla Hayford (Author), Vanessa Tran (Author), Gulam Muhammed Al Kibria (Author), Abdullah Baqui (Author), Ali Manajjir (Author), Arif Mahmud (Author), Nazma Begum (Author), Mashuk Siddiquee (Author), Kevin C. Kain (Author), Azadeh Farzin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Reducing death due to neonatal sepsis is a global health priority, however there are limited tools to facilitate early recognition and treatment. We hypothesized that measuring circulating biomarkers of endothelial function and integrity (i.e. Angiopoietin-Tie2 axis) would identi...