Presepsin and procalcitonin as predictors of sepsis based on the new Sepsis-3 definitions in obstructive acute pyelonephritis

Abstract Background Acute pyelonephritis (APN) with obstructive uropathy often causes sepsis. Recently, sepsis was redefined using the sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score, based on the new Sepsis-3 criteria. We investigated predictors for sepsis using this new definition in patients wit...

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Autores principales: Mitsuhiro Tambo, Satoru Taguchi, Yu Nakamura, Takatsugu Okegawa, Hiroshi Fukuhara
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMC 2020-03-01
Colección:BMC Urology
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Acceso en línea:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12894-020-00596-4