Clinical value of procalcitonin for suspected nosocomial bloodstream infection

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Procalcitonin (PCT) may prove to be a useful marker to exclude or predict bloodstream infection (BSI). However, the ability of PCT levels to differentiate BSI from non-BSI episodes has not been evaluated in nosocomial BSI. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of...

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Autores principales: Cha, Joo Kyoung, Kwon, Ki Hwan, Byun, Seung Joo, Ryoo, Soo Ryeong, Lee, Jeong Hyeon, Chung, Jae-Woo, Huh, Hee Jin, Chae, Seok Lae, Park, Seong Yeon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5768543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29108401
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2016.119

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5768543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29108401
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2016.119

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