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Background
The long pentraxin PTX3 is a key component of the humoral arm of innate immunity related to sepsis severity and mortality. We evaluated the clinical and prognostic significance of circulating PTX3 in the largest cohort ever reported of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock.
Materials and methods
Plasma PTX3 was measured on days 1, 2 and 7 after randomization of 958 patients to...
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