Infectious diseases
Clinical value of procalcitonin for suspected nosocomial bloodstream infection
Joo Kyoung Cha, Ki Hwan Kwon, Seung Joo Byun, Soo Ryeong Ryoo, Jeong Hyeon Lee, Jae-Woo Chung, Hee Jin Huh, Seok Lae Chae, Seong Yeon Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):176-184. Published online November 8, 2017
Background/Aims: Procalcitonin (PCT) may prove to be a useful marker to exclude or predict bloodstream infection (BSI). However, the ability of PCT levels to differentiate BSI from non-BSI episodes has not been evaluated in nosocomial BSI.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of..
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