Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4253087 | Cirugía Española | 2012 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The immunological changes occurring in the transplant patient given their previous cirrhotic condition, the immunosuppression received, and possible intercurrent diagnoses (rejection, recurrence of hepatitis C virusâ¦) highlight the importance of finding useful biomarkers in clinical practice to diagnose infection. After a review of the usefulness of biomarkers, we should perhaps add the serial determination of C-reactive protein in the immediate post-operative period, and later on procalcitonin, in the infection diagnosis algorithm. Although the determination of procalcitonin appears to be the most reliable biomarker in the differential diagnosis of sepsis and rejection, the studies carried out make it difficult to establish conclusions on its real clinical usefulness.
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Authors
Laura Lladó, Emilio Ramos,