Hyperuricemia: An Early Marker for Severity of Illness in Sepsis

Hyperuricemia: An Early Marker for Severity of Illness in Sepsis

Background. Uric acid can acutely activate various inflammatory transcription factors. Since high levels of oxyradicals and lower antioxidant levels in septic patients are believed to result in multiorgan failure, uric acid levels could be used as a marker of oxidative stress and poor prognosis in p...

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Main Authors: Sana R. Akbar, Dustin M. Long, Kashif Hussain, Ahmad Alhajhusain, Umair S. Ahmed, Hafiz I. Iqbal, Ailia W. Ali, Rachel Leonard, Cheryl Dalton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Nephrology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/301021
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