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The use of procalcitonin in the determination of severity of sepsis, patient outcomes and infection characteristics
OBJECTIVE: The primary objective of this study was to determine the correlation between procalcitonin values and illness severity by evaluating the degree of end organ dysfunction using the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score, length of stay and the severity of sepsis (sepsis alone vs. septic...
Autores principales: | Yunus, Iram, Fasih, Anum, Wang, Yanzhi |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6235293/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30427887 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206527 |
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