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Procalcitonin levels in candidemia versus bacteremia: a systematic review

BACKGROUND: Procalcitonin (PCT) is a biomarker used to assess systemic inflammation, infection, and sepsis and to optimize antimicrobial therapies. Its role in the in the differential diagnosis between candidemia and bacteremia is unclear. The aim of this systematic review was to summarize the curre...

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Autores principales: Cortegiani, Andrea, Misseri, Giovanni, Ippolito, Mariachiara, Bassetti, Matteo, Giarratano, Antonino, Martin-Loeches, Ignacio, Einav, Sharon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6537202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31138262
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-019-2481-y