Combined serum biomarkers in the noninvasive diagnosis of complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyema
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DOI: 10.1186/s12890-019-0877-8
Abstract: BackgroundWe previously demonstrated that the pleural levels of proteins (neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin/NGAL, calprotectin, bactericidal permeability-increasing/BPI, azurocidin 1/AZU-1) were valuable markers for identifying complicated PPE (CPPE). Herein, this study was performed to evaluate whether these proteins… read more here.
Keywords: cppe empyema; ngal calprotectin; bpi; calprotectin ... See more keywords