We have recently highlighted (and added to) the considerable evidence that blood can
contain dormant bacteria. By definition, such bacteria may be resuscitated (and thus …

Convergence of the two pandemics: metabolic syndrome and COVID-19 over last two years
has posed unprecedented challenges to individuals as well as healthcare systems …

Using latent class analysis (LCA) of clinical and protein biomarkers, researchers have
identified two phenotypes of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with divergent …

The ICU patient with burns, neurotrauma, sepsis, or major surgery typifies the classic
hypermetabolic patient. These patients have increased energy and nutrient needs as a …

Objectives To correlate serum lipoproteins levels with dengue severity, clinical outcome
(patient survival), bleeding severity, capillary leakage, supportive care requirement and …

Hypolipidemia is a decrease in plasma lipoprotein caused by primary (genetic) or secondary
(acquired) factors. It is usually asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally on routine lipid …

Objectives Immune-nutritional status is correlated with a clinical outcome in critical illness.
Recently, controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score and prognostic nutrition index (PNI) …

OBJECTIVES: Unbiased global metabolomic profiling has not been used to identify distinct
subclasses in patients with early sepsis and sepsis-associated acute respiratory distress …

Background. Understanding whether the preceding low lipid profile leads to active
tuberculosis (TB) or active TB leads to low lipid profile is crucial. Methods. Lipid profile …

Background Plasma cholesterol acts as a negative acute phase reactant. Total cholesterol
decreases after surgery and in various pathological conditions, including trauma, sepsis …