Distinctive cytokines as biomarkers predicting fatal outcome of severe Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in mice.

Invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections are frequently associated with bacteraemia. To support clinical decisions on antibiotic therapy, there is an urgent need for reliable markers as predictors of infection outcome. In the present study in mice, bacteraemia was established by intravenous inocula...

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Main Authors: Sanne van den Berg, Jon D Laman, Louis Boon, Marian T ten Kate, Gerjo J de Knegt, Rob M Verdijk, Henri A Verbrugh, Jan L Nouwen, Irma A J M Bakker-Woudenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23520553/?tool=EBI