The effects of age on inflammatory and coagulation-fibrinolysis response in patients hospitalized for pneumonia.

The effects of age on inflammatory and coagulation-fibrinolysis response in patients hospitalized for pneumonia.

To determine whether inflammatory and hemostasis response in patients hospitalized for pneumonia varies by age and whether these differences explain higher mortality in the elderly.In an observational cohort of subjects with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) recruited from emergency departments (ED...

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Main Authors: Sachin Kale, Sachin Yende, Lan Kong, Amy Perkins, John A Kellum, Anne B Newman, Abbe N Vallejo, Derek C Angus, GenIMS Investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2973976?pdf=render

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