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Elevated Procalcitonin Levels in a Patient With Diabetic Ketoacidosis in the Absence of Infection
Bacterial infections are one of the major precipitating factors in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Procalcitonin (PCT) is highly specific in identifying bacteria sepsis, but PCT may be elevated in patients who do not have sepsis. Here, we report a 25-year-old patient admitted to the ICU for DKA. Initia...
Autores principales: | Mohammed, Basheer, Dweik, Anass, Al-Jobory, Ola, Mcmaster, Kelly |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9110035/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35592203 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.24154 |
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