Hyperuricemia: An Early Marker for Severity of Illness in Sepsis
Background. Uric acid can acutely activate various inflammatory transcription factors. Since high levels of oxyradicals and lower antioxidant levels in septic patients are believed to result in multiorgan failure, uric acid levels could be used as a marker of oxidative stress and poor prognosis in...
Main Authors: | Akbar, Sana R., Long, Dustin M., Hussain, Kashif, Alhajhusain, Ahmad, Ahmed, Umair S., Iqbal, Hafiz I., Ali, Ailia W., Leonard, Rachel, Dalton, Cheryl |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4532866/ |
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