Procalcitonin as a potent marker of bacterial infection in febrile Afro-Caribbean patients at the emergency department

Procalcitonin (PCT) has been shown to be of additional value in the work-up of a febrile patient. This study is the first to investigate the additional value of PCT in an Afro-Caribbean febrile population at the emergency department (ED) of a general hospital. Febrile patients were included at the E...

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Autores principales: Limper, M., de Kruif, M. D., Ajubi, N. E., van Zanten, A. P., Brandjes, D. P. M., Duits, A. J., van Gorp, E. C. M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3104135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21594556
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-010-1150-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3104135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21594556
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-010-1150-5

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