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Diagnostic value of serum procalcitonin, lactate, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein for predicting bacteremia in adult patients in the emergency department

BACKGROUND: Few studies compared the diagnostic value of procalcitonin with a combination of other tests including lactate and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in the prediction of pathogenic bacteremia in emergency department adult patients. METHODS: We performed a retrospective study assessing...

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Autores principales: Lin, Chiung-Tsung, Lu, Jang-Jih, Chen, Yu-Ching, Kok, Victor C., Horng, Jorng-Tzong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5708183/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29201568
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4094