DIAGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE OF PLASMA ENDOTOXIN AND SERUM C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IN PATIENTS WITH LEUKEMIA COMPLICATED BY INFECTION / 重庆医科大学学报

ABSTRACT

The concentration of plasma eadotoxin and serum C-reactive protein(CRP) were measured in 48 cases with leukemia.Plasma endotoxin was apparently higher in 9 cases with gram-negative bacterial infection than those with other organisms infection.The serum CRP concentration was strongly positive in patients with leukemia complicated by bacterial infection.It is suggested that measurement of plasma endotoxin and serum CRP would aid the diagnosis of G- bacterial infection in patients with leukemia