Misleading Serum Procalcitonin Elevation in Heatstroke

A healthy 44-year-old man, with a typical presentation of exertional heatstroke, presented with an increase in serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels. Suspecting a coexisting infection, the emergency physician started empirical antibiotic treatment and obtained samples for culture. The antibiotic treatmen...

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Autores principales: Tau, Marco Enzo, Cocca, Melissa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SMC Media Srl 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6346854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30755965
http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2017_000695

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6346854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30755965
http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2017_000695

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