Influence of pathogen and focus of infection on procalcitonin values in sepsis patients with bacteremia or candidemia

Influence of pathogen and focus of infection on procalcitonin values in sepsis patients with bacteremia or candidemia

Abstract Background This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of procalcitonin (PCT) serum concentrations to diagnose Gram-negative bacteremia and the association of PCT serum concentrations with more specific pathogens and the focus of infection. Methods Secondary analysis of the prospectively coll...

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Main Authors: Daniel O. Thomas-Rüddel, Bernhard Poidinger, Matthias Kott, Manfred Weiss, Konrad Reinhart, Frank Bloos, for the MEDUSA study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Procalcitonin
Gram-negative bacteria
Gram-positive bacteria
Sepsis
Bacteremia
Focal infection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-018-2050-9

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