High pentraxin 3 level predicts septic shock and bacteremia at the onset of febrile neutropenia after intensive chemotherapy of hematologic patients
We evaluated pentraxin 3 as a marker for complications of neutropenic fever in 100 hematologic patients receiving intensive chemotherapy. Pentraxin 3 and C-reactive protein were measured at fever onset and then daily to day 3. Bacteremia was observed in 19 patients and septic shock in 5 patients (th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ferrata Storti Foundation
2011-09-01
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| Series: | Haematologica |
| Online Access: | https://haematologica.org/article/view/6079 |