The Usefulness of Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein as Early Diagnostic Markers of Bacteremia in Cancer Patients with Febrile Neutropenia

PURPOSE: Procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are well known inflammatory markers. This study was designed to determine whether PCT and CRP are useful as early diagnostic markers for bacteremia in cancer patients with febrile neutropenia (FN) in the emergency department (ED). MATERIALS A...

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Autores principales: Kim, Dae Yong, Lee, Yoon-Seon, Ahn, Shin, Chun, Yeon Hee, Lim, Kyung Soo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Cancer Association 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3192879/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22022295
http://dx.doi.org/10.4143/crt.2011.43.3.176

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