Elevated plasma stromal-cell-derived factor-1 protein levels correlate with severity in patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
Ping-Kun TsaiMing-Ju HsiehHsiang-Ling WangMing-Chih ChouShun-Fa YangChao-Bin YehPublished in: Disease markers (2014)
An elevated plasma SDF-1 concentration can be used as a biological marker for the early diagnosis of CAP and for the early detection of its severity.