title: Normal lactate/pyruvate ratio during overwhelming polymicrobial bacteremia and multiple organ failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New England Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gammaitoni
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Nasraway
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D007773:Lactates / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000150:complications*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011773:Pyruvates / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D007773:Lactates; D011773:Pyruvates