The Diagnostic Value of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1, Compared with Procalcitonin, C-reactive Protein, and Lactate in Bacteremia Estimation for Patients with Febrile Neutropenia
Bacteremia in the febrile neutropenic patients significantly increases the mortality. It takes a long time to complete the blood culture for the diagnosis of bacteremia. Therefore, quick and specific markers are needed for the prediction of bacteremia. The purpose of this study are to compare the di...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2020-10-01
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Series: | Romanian Journal of Laboratory Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/rrlm-2020-0036 |