Blood calprotectin as a biomarker for infection and sepsis – the prospective CASCADE trial

Abstract Background Early in the host-response to infection, neutrophils release calprotectin, triggering several immune signalling cascades. In acute infection management, identifying infected patients and stratifying these by risk of deterioration into sepsis, are crucial tasks. Recruiting a heter...

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Main Authors: Eva Diehl-Wiesenecker, Noa Galtung, Johannes Dickescheid, Monika Prpic, Rajan Somasundaram, Kai Kappert, Wolfgang Bauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09394-x