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Procalcitonin is a strong predictor of urine culture results in patients with obstructing ureteral stones: A prospective, pilot study
PURPOSE: The appropriate management of infected obstructing ureteral calculi is prompt genitourinary decompression. Urine cultures are the gold standard for confirming infection but often take 24–48 h to result. Although white blood cell (WBC) count is an important diagnostic laboratory test, it is...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4944618/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27453647 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7796.184877 |