Diagnostic and prognostic value of procalcitonin among febrile critically ill patients with prolonged ICU stay

Diagnostic and prognostic value of procalcitonin among febrile critically ill patients with prolonged ICU stay

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Procalcitonin (PCT) has been proposed as a diagnostic and prognostic sepsis marker, but has never been validated in febrile patients with prolonged ICU stay.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Patients were included in the...

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Main Authors: Giamarellos-Bourboulis Evangelos, Orfanos Stylianos, Dimopoulou Ioanna, Tsaknis George, Kopterides Petros, Tsantes Argirios, Gourgoulis George, Kavatha Dimitra, Plachouras Diamantis, Tsangaris Iraklis, Giamarellou Helen, Armaganidis Apostolos
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/9/213

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