IL-6 and TNF-α serum levels are associated with early death in community-acquired pneumonia patients
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is amongst the leading causes of death worldwide. As inflammatory markers, cytokines can predict outcomes, if interpreted together with clinical data and scoring systems such as CURB-65, CRB, and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II). The ai...
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Formato: | Artículo |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2015-05-01
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Colección: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Acceso en línea: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2015000500427&lng=en&tlng=en |