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SUBMITTER: Kung CT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3441240 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of translational medicine 20120621
<h4>Background and aim</h4>The sensitivity and specificity of biomarkers and scoring systems used for predicting fatality of severe sepsis patients remain unsatisfactory. This study aimed to determine the prognostic value of circulating plasma DNA levels in severe septic patients presenting at the Emergency Department (ED).<h4>Methods</h4>Sixty-seven consecutive patients with severe sepsis and 33 controls were evaluated. Plasma DNA levels were estimated by real-time quantitative polymerase chain ...[more]