High plasma level of long pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is associated with fatal disease in bacteremic patients: a prospective cohort study.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Long pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is an acute-phase protein secreted by various cells, including leukocytes and endothelial cells. Like C-reactive protein (CRP), it belongs to the pentraxin superfamily. Recent studies indicate that high levels of PTX3 may be associated with mo...

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Auteurs principaux: Reetta Huttunen, Mikko Hurme, Janne Aittoniemi, Heini Huhtala, Risto Vuento, Janne Laine, Juulia Jylhävä, Jaana Syrjänen
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Langue:EN
Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/68a94f0c37fd4d5a9280aef20eafd170
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