Misleading Procalcitonin in Patients With Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: A Report of Two Cases

Procalcitonin (PCT) is an important biomarker for bacterial infection with a high negative predictive value. It is almost always positive in patients who are bacteremic with pathogenic bacteria. Here, we report two cases of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, where PCT levels were unexpectedly negativ...

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Autores principales: Kommu, Sharath, Cirra, Vidyasagar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10423589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37581200
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.43415

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10423589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37581200
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.43415

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