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1217. Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Patients with Bacteremia and Normal Procalcitonin at Single Tertiary Care Medical Center
BACKGROUND: Procalcitonin (PCT) is a serum biomarker used to diagnose bacterial infections and guide antibiotic therapy. Many studies highlight its high sensitivity, specificity, and negative predictive value for bacteremia. PCT > 2ng/mL has been reported to be strongly indicative of systemic bac...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7777248/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1402 |