Diagnostic Accuracy of Procalcitonin in Bacterial Meningitis Versus Nonbacterial Meningitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Several studies have investigated the diagnostic accuracy of procalcitonin (PCT) levels in blood or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in bacterial meningitis (BM), but the results were heterogeneous. The aim of the present study was to ascertain the diagnostic accuracy of PCT as a marker for BM detection. A...

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Autores principales: Wei, Ting-Ting, Hu, Zhi-De, Qin, Bao-Dong, Ma, Ning, Tang, Qing-Qin, Wang, Li-Li, Zhou, Lin, Zhong, Ren-Qian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4839921/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26986140
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000003079

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4839921/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26986140
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000003079

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