Serum Procalcitonin as a Marker for Infection in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

BACKGROUND: Significant proportion of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) also present with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). Thus it is difficult to determine in certain situations, whether empiric antibiotic treatment is warranted. Serum procalcitonin (PCT) is known to be...

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Autores principales: Vitkon-Barkay, Itzhak, Lazarovitch, Tsilia, Marchaim, Dror, Segaloff, Hannah, Zaidenstein, Ronit, Minha, Sa’ar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631250/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.849

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631250/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.849

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