Serum procalcitonin levels distinguish Gram-negative bacterial sepsis from Gram-positive bacterial and fungal sepsis

BACKGROUND: Serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels differ in patients with bacterial or fungal infections and are significantly elevated in patients with Gram-negative bacteremia. We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of different inflammatory markers to discriminate sepsis caused by different pathogens. M...

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Autores principales: Li, Shuhua, Rong, Hengmo, Guo, Qinliang, Chen, Yifei, Zhang, Guqing, Yang, Jiong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5122113/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27904585
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1735-1995.183996

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5122113/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27904585
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1735-1995.183996

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