Cohort (n=1,196)
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p-value: p=0.0036
The diagnosis of infectious complications after elective colonic surgery is frequently misleading, delaying its resolution. Recently several biomarkers, namely procalcitonin (PCT), have been described as more specific in infection diagnosis.
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Rebanda et al. (2012) conducted a cohort in Severe sepsis (n=1,196). IL-17A rs1974226 GG genotype vs. AG/AA genotype was evaluated on Susceptibility to Gram-positive bacterial infection (p=0.0036).
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