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SUBMITTER: De Vlieger G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6679534 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
De Vlieger Greet G Vanhorebeek Ilse I Wouters Pieter J PJ Derese Inge I Casaer Michael P MP Debaveye Yves Y Hermans Greet G Meersseman Philippe P Møller Holger J HJ Van den Berghe Greet G Ingels Catherine C
Critical care (London, England) 20190802 1
<h4>Background</h4>Invasive fungal infections (IFI) are difficult to diagnose, especially in critically ill patients. As the mannose receptor (MR) is shed from macrophage cell surfaces after exposure to fungi, we investigate whether its soluble serum form (sMR) can serve as a biomarker of IFI.<h4>Methods</h4>This is a secondary analysis of the multicentre randomised controlled trial (EPaNIC, n = 4640) that investigated the impact of initiating supplemental parenteral nutrition (PN) early during ...[more]