Comparison of procalcitonin and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein for the diagnosis of sepsis and septic shock in the oldest old patients

BACKGROUND: Although the role of serum procalcitonin (PCT) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in the diagnosis of sepsis and septic shock is well studied, it has not been investigated among oldest old patients. The aim of our study is to determine the role of PCT and hs-CRP in the asse...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Hongmin, Wang, Xiaoting, Zhang, Qing, Xia, Ying, Liu, Dawei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5540304/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28764651
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0566-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5540304/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28764651
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0566-5

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