Correlation of plasma osteopontin and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels with the severity and clinical outcome of pelvic inflammatory disease

• Main Authors: Yi-Torng Tee (Author), Po-Hui Wang (Author), Shun-Fa Yang (Author), Hsiu-Ting Tsai (Author), Shu-Kuei Lee (Author), Jiunn-Liang Ko (Author), Long-Yau Lin (Author), Shiuan-Chih Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To investigate the correlation of two important inflammatory biomarkers, plasma osteopontin and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), with the severity and outcome of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Materials and methods: Sixty-one patients with PID, including 25 patients...