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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |