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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...
Autores principales: | El-sayed, Dena, Grotts, Jonathan, Golgert, William A., Sugar, Alan M. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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