Prognostic Value of Serum Procalcitonin level for the Diagnosis of Bacterial Infections in Critically-ill Patients

BACKGROUND: Procalcitonin (PCT) is a diagnostic biomarker for bacterial infections in critically-ill patients. However, the cut-off value of PCT for the diagnosis of bacterial infections is unclear and unreliable. This study aimed to determine the optimal cut-off value of PCT for the diagnosis of ba...

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Autores principales: So-Ngern, Apichot, Leelasupasri, Sombat, Chulavatnatol, Suvatna, Pummangura, Chalermsri, Bunupuradah, Pakwan, Montakantikul, Preecha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Infectious Diseases and Korean Society for Chemotherapy 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6779575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31583860
http://dx.doi.org/10.3947/ic.2019.51.3.263

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6779575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31583860
http://dx.doi.org/10.3947/ic.2019.51.3.263

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