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IL-8 a Robust Predictor of Mortality in Pediatric Septic Shock
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Title IL-8 a Robust Predictor of Mortality in Pediatric Septic Shock
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/579460?src=rss
Description Serum levels of interleukin (IL)-8 are an independent predictor of 28-day mortality in children with septic shock, and represent a feasible stratification tool for clinical studies, investigators report in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine for August 1. Reuters Health Information
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Date Aug 28, 2008
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