Procalcitonin in cerebrospinal fluid in meningitis: a prospective diagnostic study

OBJECTIVES: Bacterial meningitis is a severe but treatable condition. Clinical symptoms may be ambiguous and current diagnostics lack sensitivity and specificity, complicating diagnosis. Procalcitonin (PCT) is a protein that is elevated in serum in bacterial infection. We aimed to assess the value o...

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Autores principales: Alons, Imanda M. E., Verheul, Rolf J., Kuipers, Irma, Jellema, Korné, Wermer, Marieke J. H., Algra, Ale, Ponjee, Gabriëlle
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5102643/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27843698
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/brb3.545

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5102643/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27843698
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/brb3.545

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