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Increasing antibiotic resistance and association with the hemolytic uremic syndrome are causes for concern. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

C-reactive protein is showing promise as a predictor of risk for cardiovascular events. One of the acute phase reactants, it is a very sensitive marker of inflammation. Clinical studies have shown CRP to be an independent predictor of first coronary events. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Prodigious quantities of blood are often drawn from critically ill patients, including adults, neonates and children, particularly those in intensive care units. Several studies have convincingly shown that iatrogenic blood loss due to lab testing, including arterial blood gas sampling, can result in increased morbidity due to stress on the cardiovascular and respiratory system and the need for allogeneic blood transfusion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]