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Tumor necrosis factor gene polymorphism and septic shock in surgical infection.
Critical care medicine - 1 Aug 2000
Tang G J, Huang S L, Yien H W, Chen W S, Chi C W, Wu C W, Lui W Y, Chiu J H, Lee T Y
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the relationship of the genotype distribution of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha polymorphism with regard to the plasma TNF-alpha concentration and the development of septic shock as well as mortality of infected patients in a surgical intensive care unit (SICU). DESIGN: A total of 112 postoperative critically ill infected patients were prospectively enrolled. SETTING: SICU of a...
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