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1228. The Role of Procalcitonin (PCT) and Lactic Acid in Febrile Neutropenic Cancer Patients in an Oncological Emergency Center

BACKGROUND: Procalcitonin (PCT) and lactic acid have emerged as biomarkers that increase in bacterial infections/sepsis and have been used in conjunction with clinical judgment to guide antibiotic administration. The Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) risk index has been...

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Autores principales: Chaftari, Patrick, Chaftari, Anne-Marie, Hachem, Ray Y, Yeung, Sai-ching, dagher, Hiba, Jiang, Ying, Malek, Alexandre, Mulonovich, Victor, Raad, Issam I
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7776519/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1413