| pubmed-article:14565910 | pubmed:abstractText | Proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1beta, IL-6, TNF-alpha) are excellent predictive factors of tissue damage, inflammation and infection. However, there is not sufficient data about their usefulness in elderly patients with acute septic pathology. Our objective was to identify the cytokines related to bacteremia and those that predicted a bad prognosis in elderly patients. | lld:pubmed |
