Usefulness of procalcitonin at admission as a risk-stratifying biomarker for 50-day in-hospital mortality among patients with community-acquired bloodstream infection: an observational cohort study

Abstract Purpose To assess the association between plasma procalcitonin concentration at hospital admission and the risk of 50-day in-hospital mortality among patients with community-acquired bloodstream infections. Methods We carried out a retrospective, observational cohort study with all consecut...

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Main Authors: Abderrahim Oussalah, Jonas Callet, Anne-Elisabeth Manteaux, Nathalie Thilly, Nicolas Jay, Jean-Louis Guéant, Alain Lozniewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:Biomarker Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40364-023-00450-3