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Biomarkers and Molecular Analysis to Improve Bloodstream Infection Diagnostics in an Emergency Care Unit

Molecular pathogen detection from blood is still expensive and the exact clinical value remains to be determined. The use of biomarkers may assist in preselecting patients for immediate molecular testing besides blood culture. In this study, 140 patients with ≥ 2 SIRS criteria and clinical signs of...

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Autores principales: Loonen, Anne J. M., de Jager, Cornelis P. C., Tosserams, Janna, Kusters, Ron, Hilbink, Mirrian, Wever, Peter C., van den Brule, Adriaan J. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3903623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24475269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087315