Sensitivity and Specificity of Procalcitonin in Predicting Bacterial Infections in Patients With Renal Impairment

BACKGROUND:  It is unclear whether procalcitonin is an accurate predictor of bacterial infections in patients with renal impairment, although it is used as a biomarker for early diagnosis of sepsis. We determined the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, accuracy and bes...

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Autores principales: El-sayed, Dena, Grotts, Jonathan, Golgert, William A., Sugar, Alan M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4281808/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25734138
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofu068

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4281808/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25734138
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofu068

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