title: Tumor necrosis factor-α and mortality in patients infected with Vibrio vulnificus.
abstract: Serum tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) was evaluated in Vibrio vulnificus-infected patients at admission. The median TNF-α concentration in the non-survivor group was determined to be 261.0 pg/mL, in contrast to 69.5 pg/mL in the survivor group (P = 0.001). Hence, serum TNF-α concentration may potentially be an early predictor of the mortality in patients with Vibrio septicemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea. leejy88@chosun.ac.kr
authors.forename: Jun-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dong-Min
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Na Ra
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Ganesh Prasad
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Neupane
authors.forename: Sook-In
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Kyung-Hwa
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hee Chang
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Chang Seop
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sun Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000097:blood*; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D041261:Vibrio vulnificus
chemical_list: D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha