Comparison of the Power of Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein to Discriminate between Different Aetiologies of Fever in Prolonged Profound Neutropenia: A Single-Centre Prospective Observational Study

Management of fever in prolonged, profound neutropenia remains challenging with many possible infectious and non-infectious causes. We investigated whether procalcitonin (PCT) is superior to C-reactive protein (CRP) in discriminating between different aetiologies of fever in this setting. CRP and PC...

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Autores principales: Verlinden, Anke, De Vroey, Veronique, Goossens, Herman, Roelant, Ella, Van De Velde, Ann L, Berneman, Zwi N, Schroyens, Wilfried A, Gadisseur, Alain P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6402549/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30858961
http://dx.doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2019.023

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6402549/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30858961
http://dx.doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2019.023

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