Procalcitonin as a marker of bacterial infection in the emergency department: an observational study

INTRODUCTION: Procalcitonin (PCT) has been proposed as a marker of infection in critically ill patients; its level is related to the severity of infection. We evaluated the value of PCT as a marker of bacterial infection for emergency department patients. METHODS: This prospective observational stud...

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Autores principales: Chan, Yi-Ling, Tseng, Ching-Ping, Tsay, Pei-Kuei, Chang, Shy-Shin, Chiu, Te-Fa, Chen, Jih-Chang
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2004
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC420058/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14975050
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc2396

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC420058/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14975050
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc2396

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