Endotoxin, Cytokines, and Procalcitonin in Febrile Patients Admitted to the Hospital: Identification of Subjects at High Risk of Mortality
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- 1 December 2000
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 31 (6) , 1343-1348
- https://doi.org/10.1086/317480
Abstract
We prospectively examined 464 febrile patients (median age, 61 years) for predictors of in-hospital death, by use of univariate and multivariate logiKeywords
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