Procalcitonin and procalcitonin kinetics for diagnosis and prognosis of intravascular catheter-related bloodstream infections in selected critically ill patients: a prospective observational study

Procalcitonin and procalcitonin kinetics for diagnosis and prognosis of intravascular catheter-related bloodstream infections in selected critically ill patients: a prospective observational study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Procalcitonin (PCT) has emerged as a valuable marker of sepsis. The potential role of PCT in diagnosis and therapy monitoring of intravascular catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) in intensive care unit (ICU) is still uncl...

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Main Authors: Theodorou Vasiliki P, Papaioannou Vasilios E, Tripsianis Gregory A, Panopoulou Maria K, Christophoridis Elias K, Kouliatsis Georgios A, Gioka Theodora M, Maltezos Efstratios S, Ktenidou-Kartali Sophia I, Pneumatikos Ioannis A
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/247

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