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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-01-01
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Series: | Biomarker Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40364-023-00450-3 |