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Thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor is associated with severity and outcome of severe meningococcal infection in children.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Feb 2008
Emonts M, de Bruijne E L E, Guimarães A H C, Declerck P J, Leebeek F W G, de Maat M P M, Rijken D C, Hazelzet J A, Gils A
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In pediatric meningococcal sepsis, an imbalance between coagulation and fibrinolysis and proinflammatory action play major roles. We hypothesized that thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) and/or TAFI activation markers are involved in the pathogenesis of m...
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