Method for the diagnosis of sepsis with determination of ca 19-9
First Claim
1. Method for early differential diagnosis and detection, prognosis and assessment of the severity or therapy-accompanying assessment of the course of sepsis or sepsis-like systemic infections, comprising testing a biological fluid of a patient in whom sepsis is present or sepsis is suspected for the presence and/or amount of CA 19-9, wherein the presence and/or amount of CA 19-9 in said sample is indicative of the presence, the expected course, the severity and/or the success of initiated measures for the treatment of the sepsis.
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Abstract
Method for early differential diagnosis and detection, prognosis and assessment of the severity and therapy-accompanying assessment of the course of sepsis and sepsis-like systemic infections, in which, preferably with determination of at least one further parameter suitable for sepsis diagnosis, the amount of CA 19-9 in a biological fluid of a patient who is suffering from sepsis or is suspected of having sepsis is determined and conclusions are drawn from the determined amount of CA 19-9 with regard to the presence, the expected course, the severity and/or the success of initiated measures for the treatment of the sepsis.
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- 1. Method for early differential diagnosis and detection, prognosis and assessment of the severity or therapy-accompanying assessment of the course of sepsis or sepsis-like systemic infections, comprising testing a biological fluid of a patient in whom sepsis is present or sepsis is suspected for the presence and/or amount of CA 19-9, wherein the presence and/or amount of CA 19-9 in said sample is indicative of the presence, the expected course, the severity and/or the success of initiated measures for the treatment of the sepsis.
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