Free and total cortisol levels as predictors of severity and outcome in community-acquired pneumonia.
RATIONALE: High cortisol levels are of prognostic value in sepsis. The predictive value of cortisol in pneumonia is unknown. Routinely available assays measure serum total cortisol (TC) and not free cortisol (FC). Whether FC concentrations better reflect outcome is uncertain. OBJECTIVES: To investig...
| Κύριοι συγγραφείς: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Μορφή: | Journal article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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2007
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