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Original ResearchPublished 9 October 2026Development and temporal validation of a calibrated machine learning model for in-hospital blood culture positivity using routine clinical dataTao Huang · Zhenzhen Tan · Longyang Jiang · Xuping Yang · Shurong Wang · Yilan HuangFrontiers in Medicinedoi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1956921
Original ResearchPublished 7 October 2026Diagnostic utility of the modified inflammatory burden index and PCT/LYM ratio for sepsis stratification and early prediction of septic shockZhen-Zhen Ding · Qian Li · Chun-Yan Ma · Hang LiFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiologydoi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1845721
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Original ResearchPublished 28 January 2026The role of serum tryptase in COVID-19 pathogenesis and its value as a prognostic marker: a single-center prospective cohort studyAlan Majeranowski · Damian Palus · Michał Hoffmann · Zbigniew Heleniak · Tomasz Stefaniak · Krzysztof KuziemskiActa Biochimica Polonicadoi 10.3389/abp.2026.15936
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