Browsing Medicine Research by Subject "biological marker"

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    • Accuracy of procalcitonin for diagnosing sepsis in adult patients admitted to the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Zaki, Hany A.; Bensliman, Soumaya; Bashir, Khalid; Iftikhar, Haris; Fayed, Mohamed H.; ... more authors ( BioMed Central Ltd , 2024 , Article Review)
      Background Differentiating sepsis from non-infectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is challenging. Biomarkers like procalcitonin (PCT) aid early risk assessment and guide antibiotic use. This study aims ...

    • Increased soluble urokinase plasminogen activator levels modulate monocyte function to promote atherosclerosis 

      Hindy, George; Tyrrell, Daniel J.; Vasbinder, Alexi; Wei, Changli; Presswalla, Feriel; ... more authors ( American Society for Clinical Investigation , 2022 , Article)
      People with kidney disease are disproportionately affected by atherosclerosis for unclear reasons. Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is an immune-derived mediator of kidney disease, levels of which ...