Abstract:Background
Pentraxin-3 is an acute-phase protein involved in the processes of inflammatory and infection. This study aimed to analyze the changes of plasma pentraxin-3 prospectively and evaluate its predictive value on disease severity and prognosis in patients with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS).
Methods
105 patients with HFRS admitted by the Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University from October 2012 to December 2014 were randomly enrolled in this study. All patients were div… Show more
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