Can plasma-free DNA concentration be a diagnostic tool in critically ill septic patients?

MEÇO B. C., Cuhruk F. H., Tulunay M., ORAL M., ÜNAL M. N.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.43, sa.1, ss.150-155, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1203-68
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.150-155
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Plasma-free DNA, critical illness, sepsis, diagnosis, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, PROGNOSTIC MARKER, NUCLEIC-ACIDS, SEVERE SEPSIS, PROCALCITONIN, APOPTOSIS, INFLAMMATION, GUIDELINES, MANAGEMENT, PREDICTOR
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: To investigate the diagnostic value of plasma-free DNA concentration (PP-DNA) in septic patients compared to nonseptic patients and to correlate it with clinical outcome.