Open AccessSoluble Triggering Receptors Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1 as a Neonatal Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Biomarker
Author(s) -
Zuqin Yang,
Jing-Yun Mai,
Minli Zhu,
Xiangwei Xiao,
Xiaoxiao He,
Shangqin Chen,
Zhenlang Lin,
Xing Feng
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s315987
Subject(s) - medicine , biomarker , pneumonia , myeloid , myeloid cells , receptor , immunology , bioinformatics , genetics , biology
Neonatal ventilator-associated pneumonia (NVAP) is one of the main infections acquired in hospitals, and soluble triggering receptors expressed on myeloid cells-1 (sTREM-1) are a TREM-1 subtype that can be released into the blood or bodily fluids during an infection.