Diagnostic Value of Procalcitonin in Predicting Bacteremia in Intensive Care Unit

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Several biomarkers are used in the diagnosis of bacteremia. Procalcitonin (PCT) is more specific than other biomarkers in differentiating bacterial and nonbacterial inflammation. It was aimed to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic value of PCT in bacteremic patients in Intens...

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Autores principales: Demirdal, Tuna, Sen, Pinar, Nemli, Salih Atakan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5842461/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29531446
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_437_17

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5842461/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29531446
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_437_17

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