Role of Single Procalcitonin Test on Admission as a Biomarker for Predicting the Severity of Clostridium difficile Infection

Objective: To evaluate whether serum Procalcitonin (PCT) at the early stage of infection can serve as a potential biomarker for determining Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) severity. Methods: Fifty-four patients diagnosed with CDI were enrolled in the study. Serum samples were obtained within a...

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Autores principales: Hamo, Zohar, Azrad, Maya, Nitzan, Orna, Sagie, Asaf, Tkhawkho, Linda, Binyamin, Dana, Peretz, Avi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
Materias:
Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5742163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29312224
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02532

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5742163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29312224
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02532

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