Measurement of endotoxin levels in blood of hemodialysis Patients by 'Lal' test and comparision of its efficacy with blood culture

Introduction: Presently, bacteremia is the principal cause of morbidity in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Gram-negative bacteria account for approximately 50 percent of documented infections. Endotoxins released during lysis of gram negative bacteremia result in inflammatory and defense response...

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Main Authors: Gh Vazirzadeh, F Navab Akbar, R Yazdani, H Ghasemian-Safaii
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences 2006-01-01
Series:Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd
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Online Access:http://jssu.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_id=557&slc_lang=en&sid=1&ftxt=1