A novel host-proteome signature for distinguishing between acute bacterial and viral infections.

A novel host-proteome signature for distinguishing between acute bacterial and viral infections.

Bacterial and viral infections are often clinically indistinguishable, leading to inappropriate patient management and antibiotic misuse. Bacterial-induced host proteins such as procalcitonin, C-reactive protein (CRP), and Interleukin-6, are routinely used to support diagnosis of infection. However,...

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Main Authors: Kfir Oved, Asi Cohen, Olga Boico, Roy Navon, Tom Friedman, Liat Etshtein, Or Kriger, Ellen Bamberger, Yura Fonar, Renata Yacobov, Ron Wolchinsky, Galit Denkberg, Yaniv Dotan, Amit Hochberg, Yoram Reiter, Moti Grupper, Isaac Srugo, Paul Feigin, Malka Gorfine, Irina Chistyakov, Ron Dagan, Adi Klein, Israel Potasman, Eran Eden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4364938?pdf=render

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