Plasma nitrate concentration and urinary nitrate excretion in patients with gastroenteritis - 06/10/17
Abstract |
The concentration of nitrate (the stable oxidation product of nitric oxide) in plasma and its excretion in urine was measured in 20 patients with a diagnosis of gastroenteritis. On day 1 of the illness plasma nitrate concentration was significantly elevated compared with a healthy control population (92.7 ± 17.0 μmol/1 vs. 33.1 ± 1.6 μmol/1; P<0.001) and continued to be elevated on days 2 and 3. Urinary nitrate excretion was also elevated. The plasma nitrate concentration correlated with disease severity as assessed by stool frequency and plasma urea concentration. Plasma nitrate concentration may be a sensitive and clinically useful indicator of severity of gastroenteritis.
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Vol 31 - N° 1
P. 73-75 - juillet 1995 Retour au numéro
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