use of c-reactive protein as a diagnostic tool for early detection of bacterial infection after liver transplantation
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Use of C-Reactive Protein as a Diagnostic Tool for Early Detection of Bacterial Infection After Liver Transplantation
Dear Editor, Bacterial infection is one of the major causes of mortality in the first two weeks after liver transplantation (LT) (1). Even in the presence of the gravest bacterial infections, fever can be absent and other symptoms and signs of infection may only be trivial (2). There are other important causes of fever 3 10 days after LT, including viral infection and rejection (3, 4). C-reacti...
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