Delta-Procalcitonin and Vitamin D Can Predict Mortality of Internal Medicine Patients with Microbiological Identified Sepsis

Delta-Procalcitonin and Vitamin D Can Predict Mortality of Internal Medicine Patients with Microbiological Identified Sepsis

<i>Background</i>: The management of septic patients hospitalized in Internal Medicine wards represents a challenge due to their complexity and heterogeneity, and a high mortality rate. Among the available prognostic tools, procalcitonin (PCT) is considered a marker of bacterial infectio...

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Main Authors: Alberto Tosoni, Anthony Cossari, Mattia Paratore, Michele Impagnatiello, Giovanna Passaro, Carla Vincenza Vallone, Vincenzo Zaccone, Antonio Gasbarrini, Giovanni Addolorato, Salvatore De Cosmo, Antonio Mirijello, on behalf of the Internal Medicine Sepsis Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
procalcitonin kinetics
prognostication
sepsis biomarkers
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57/4/331

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