Evaluation of oxidative status in patients with brucellosis

Oxidative stress can be defined as an increase in oxidants and/or a decrease in antioxidant capacity. We aimed to determine total antioxidant capacity (TAC), total peroxide, malondialdehyde and catalase levels in plasma samples, and calculation of oxidative stress index (OSI) in patients with brucel...

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Main Authors: Kivanc Serefhanoglu, Abdullah Taskin, Hale Turan, Funda Ergin Timurkaynak, Hande Arslan, Ozcan Erel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000400001&lng=en&tlng=en