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C-Reactive Protein In View Of Prognosis In Sepsis, Ashraf A.H Mahmoud Soliman, Raghad S. Abdellatif, Wael A. E. El Hakeem

Journal of Medicine in Scientific Research

Introduction Sepsis is the host reaction to invading microbes. The septic response generally occurs when immune defenses fail to contain an invading microbe and may also be induced by microbial exotoxins. C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute-phase protein in humans and an important component of the innate immune system. CRP activates complement's classical route, which is one of its key strategies for defending the host. Patients and methods This study was conducted on 20 patients with systemic sepsis and admitted to the critical care unit; moreover, 20 healthy participants were studied as a control group. Results Both groups were matched …