Mid regional pro-adrenomedullin for the prediction of organ failure in infection. Results from a single centre study.

Biomarkers are widely used to confirm the presence of infection. However, it would be of the greatest importance to predict in advance the occurrence or worsening of organ dysfunction in infected patients allowing timely antibiotic escalation. This study investigates the ability of procalcitonin (PC...

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Main Authors: Bruno Viaggi, Daniele Poole, Omar Tujjar, Silvia Marchiani, Agostino Ognibene, Stefano Finazzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6089425?pdf=render