Active clinical trials for "Toxemia"

The amount of peripheral blood exosomes has been confirmed to change in the endotoxin-induced infection. The primary objectives of this study are to compare the changes of peripheral blood dendritic cell-derived exosomes in the patients with sepsis and the healthy controls.

Despite the burden of severe sepsis and septic shock deficiencies in the quality of sepsis management are recognized. Investigators present a population-based registry with easy feasibility as part of German Center for Sepsis Control & Care (CSCC). All ICU patients of the Jena University Hospital, Germany will be screened for inclusion (severe sepsis or septic shock). Baseline data on ICU- and hospital care will be extracted from patient records at ICU discharge. The primary outcome is change in all-cause mortality from baseline to follow up at 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months after diagnosis of sepsis. Follow-up data will be collected from the primary care provider of the patient. The registry may provide valid data on quality in sepsis care.

The purpose of this study is to determine the epidemiology and outcome of sepsis at Yuetan subdistrict in Beijing in mainland China).

As a noninvasive examination, urinary proteomics is a very useful tool to identify renal disease. The purpose of the present study was to find differential proteins among patient with SIRS and sepsis(included survivors and non-survivors), and to screen potential biomarkers for the early diagnosis of sepsis and its prognosis. Urinary proteins were identified by iTRAQ labeling and LC-MS/MS. The bioinformatics analysis was performed with the Mascot software and the International Protein Index (IPI) and the Gene Ontology (GO) Database and KEGG pathway Database. The differentially expressed proteins were verified by Western blot by another sample collected from clinical.

CD163 is a member of the scavenger receptor cysteine-rich family (SRCR) is exclusively expressed on cells of the monocyte lineage.CD163 acts to amplify inflammation and serves as a critical mediator of inflammatory response in the context of sepsis. This study was designed to investigate whether CD163 genomic variations were associated with the prognosis of sepsis. We sequenced 30 sepsis patients with CD163 gene of seventeen exons by PCR sequencing. When analyzing the results of sequencing, we found five gene polymorphisms located in exon-2,exon-5 and exon-11, respectively. Compare with the NCBI dbSNP and Hapmap database, one polymorphisms located in exon-2 is non-synonymous variation rs3210140, two polymorphisms located in exon-5 are synonymous variations rs4883264 and rs4883263, the last two located in exon-11 are synonymous variations rs61729512 and rs150018775 . Five common polymorphisms (rs2234237,rs2234246) within the CD163 gene were detected in 200 patients with severe sepsis and in 200 healthy control subjects. This study was explored that whether or not polymorphisms detected within the CD163 gene may play a major role in the predisposition to prognosis of sepsis in a Chinese Han cohort.

The purpose of this study is to compare the tendency of plasma concentration and clearance of procalcitonin in the first 24 and 48 hours of management of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock with another marker of early prognosis represented by 48 hours delta sofa.

Sepsis is a common cause of death in intensive care unit, timely and accurate diagnosis and treatment directly affect the survival rate. MiRNA is a post-transcriptional small RNA which regulate mRNA expression. The present study was designed to screen several miRNA by microarray which evaluate the sepsis prognosis in order to be a new target for the treatment of sepsis.

BACKGROUND: In November 2003 the Medical Director at Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, gathered a group of doctors involved in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with sepsis. AMIS: To develop a fast and reliable tool that can guide the physician in the diagnosis and treatment of the septic patient thereby reducing mortality and morbidity. The measurement of markers of inflammation, coagulation, infection and specific bacterial antigens in the same plasma sample will give insight to the pathogenesis of sepsis and SIRS and the bodies responds to the disease. MATERIAL AND METHODES: Case-Control study nested in cohort. 300 patients admitted to the hospital from 1.01.05 to 01.07.06. Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, an 800 beds hospital, covers a part of Copenhagen with a wide variety in the population's socioeconomic and cultural background. For the analysis of markers the luminex 100 lab analysis system is used. It utilizes xMAP® technology which enables you to simultaneously assay up to 100 analytes in a single well of a microtiter plate, using very small sample volumes. Assay development of a 15-plex is don In-house. COWORKERS & FOUNDING: The following departments at the hospital, are coworkers in the SPEEDI study: Clinical Research Unit, Departments of Infectious Disease, Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Biochemistry, Gastroenterology (incl. surgery), Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Room, and the Hospital Board of Directors. All departments have research experience and a long tradition of publication of scientific works. The study received founding for equipment and salaries during the first phase of the study from the hospitals Board of Directors. Applications to major public foundations in Denmark are awaiting answer. No commercial interest are involved in the study. FUTURE APPLICATIONS: A second phase of the study including children admitted at the hospital is in preparation. The very small sample volume is a great advantage in diagnosing infection in children. The applications of the study results will hopefully provide the physician with the needed tool for a fast and reliable diagnosis, prognosis and treatment guide for the patients suffering from SIRS and sepsis.

Clarify different causes of sepsis in patients admitted to ICU . as well asCompare causes and outcomes of sepsis between diabetics versus non diabetics . 3.Screening for the commonest organism causing sepsis in critically ill patients. Determine better protocol therapy that help in decreasing mortality and morbidity in patients with sepsis in ICU.

This study is designed to assess the role of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in neonatal and pediatric sepsis as well as to evaluate markers of NETs formation as early predictors of neonatal and pediatric sepsis.