A novel procalcitonin-based score for detecting sepsis among critically ill patients.

<h4>Background</h4>Procalcitonin (PCT) has been widely investigated as an infection biomarker. The study aimed to prove that serum PCT, combining with other relevant variables, has an even better sepsis-detecting ability in critically ill patients.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted...

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Main Authors: Tung-Lin Tsui, Ya-Ting Huang, Wei-Chih Kan, Mao-Sheng Huang, Min-Yu Lai, Kwo-Chang Ueng, Chih-Chung Shiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245748