Utility of Procalcitonin as an Early Diagnostic Marker of Bacteremia in Patients with Acute Fever

PURPOSE: Procalcitonin (PCT) is a current, frequently used marker for severe bacterial infection. The aim of this study was to assess the ability of PCT levels to differentiate bacteremic from nonbacteremic patients with fever. We assessed whether PCT level could be used to accurately rule out a dia...

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Autors principals: Kim, Myeong Hee, Lim, Gayoung, Kang, So Young, Lee, Woo-In, Suh, Jin-Tae, Lee, Hee Joo
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: Yonsei University College of Medicine 2011
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Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3051230/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21319346
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2011.52.2.276
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