Procalcitonin Levels in Gram-Positive, Gram-Negative, and Fungal Bloodstream Infections
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Procalcitonin Levels in Gram-Positive, Gram-Negative, and Fungal Bloodstream Infections
Procalcitonin (PCT) can discriminate bacterial from viral systemic infections and true bacteremia from contaminated blood cultures. The aim of this study was to evaluate PCT diagnostic accuracy in discriminating Gram-positive, Gram-negative, and fungal bloodstream infections. A total of 1,949 samples from patients with suspected bloodstream infections were included in the study. Median PCT valu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Disease Markers
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0278-0240,1875-8630
DOI: 10.1155/2015/701480