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Elevated postoperative serum procalcitonin is not indicative of bacterial infection in cardiac surgical patients
BACKGROUND: Identifying infections early, commencing appropriate empiric antibiotic not only helps gain control early, but also reduces mortality and morbidity. Conventional cultures take about 5 days to identify infections. To identify the infections early biomarker like serum procalcitonin (SPC)....
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4881650/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25849691 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-9784.154480 |