The C-Reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio as an Independent Predictor of Mortality in Patients with Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock Treated with Early Goal-Directed Therapy

Min Hyung Kim; Jin Young Ahn; Je Eun Song; Heun Choi; Hea Won Ann; Jae Kyoung Kim; Jung Ho Kim; Yong Duk Jeon; Sun Bean Kim; Su Jin Jeong; Nam Su Ku; Sang Hoon Han; Young Goo Song; Jun Young Choi; Young Sam Kim; June Myung Kim

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132109

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The C-Reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio as an Independent Predictor of Mortality in Patients with Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock Treated with Early Goal-Directed Therapy

Min Hyung Kim,

Affiliation Bundang Jesaeng hospital, Seongam, Gyeonggi, Korea
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Jin Young Ahn,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, AIDS Research Institue, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Je Eun Song,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, AIDS Research Institue, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Heun Choi,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, AIDS Research Institue, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Hea Won Ann,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, AIDS Research Institue, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Jae Kyoung Kim,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, AIDS Research Institue, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Jung Ho Kim,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, AIDS Research Institue, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Yong Duk Jeon,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, AIDS Research Institue, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Sun Bean Kim,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, AIDS Research Institue, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Su Jin Jeong,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, AIDS Research Institue, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Nam Su Ku ,

* E-mail: smileboy9@yuhs.ac

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, AIDS Research Institue, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Sang Hoon Han,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, AIDS Research Institue, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Young Goo Song,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, AIDS Research Institue, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Jun Young Choi,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, AIDS Research Institue, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Young Sam Kim,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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June Myung Kim

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, AIDS Research Institue, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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The C-Reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio as an Independent Predictor of Mortality in Patients with Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock Treated with Early Goal-Directed Therapy

Min Hyung Kim,
Jin Young Ahn,
Je Eun Song,
Heun Choi,
Hea Won Ann,
Jae Kyoung Kim,
Jung Ho Kim,
Yong Duk Jeon,
Sun Bean Kim,
Su Jin Jeong

Published: July 9, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132109

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