title: [Biochemical distrubances in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (sirs) and sepsis. Part II. Laboratory markers used in diagnostics and sepsis monitoring].
abstract: At present, the only reasonable action which reduces the case fatality rate at patients with severe sepsis and septic shock is the early diagnosis of infection which allows to introduce effective therapy. Although sepsis is a typical clinical syndrome recognized in connection with infection, it should be remembered that infection does not reveal itself in each case. Also bacteriological blood culture does not confirm it in most cases. In view of few characteristic, especially in the initial phase of sepsis, clinical symptoms, laboratory investigations describing the present state of immune response of organism find a huge application. In our work we made an attempt to bring closer the latest markers of inflammatory reaction and infection such as acute phase proteins procalcytonin (PCT), proANP and lipopolisacharyde binding protein (LBP).
authors.affiliation: Zaklad Diagnostyki Laboratoryjnej i Biochemii Klinicznej, Katedry Diagnostyki Laboratoryjnej, Uniwersytetu Medycznego w łodzi. paradowski@skwam.lodz.pl
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paradowski
authors.forename: Mariusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szablewski
authors.forename: Sławomir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Piatas
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Urbaniak
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Majda
mesh_terms: D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D000210:Acute-Phase Reaction / Q000276:immunology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins; D015415:Biomarkers; D016207:Cytokines