Serum procalcitonin elevation in critically ill patients at the onset of bacteremia caused by either gram negative or gram positive bacteria

Background In the ICU, bacteremia is a life-threatening infection whose prognosis is highly dependent on early recognition and treatment with appropriate antibiotics. Procalcitonin levels have been shown to distinguish between bacteremia and noninfectious inflammatory states accurately and quickly i...
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Autor*in:

Charles, Pierre Emmanuel [verfasserIn]

Ladoire, Sylvain

Aho, Serge

Quenot, Jean-Pierre

Doise, Jean-Marc

Prin, Sébastien

Olsson, Niels-Olivier

Blettery, Bernard

Format:

E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2008

Schlagwörter:

Infective Endocarditis

Muramyl Dipeptide

Gram Negative Bacteremia

Clinical Sepsis

Distinct Episode

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© Charles et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2008

Übergeordnetes Werk:

Enthalten in: BMC infectious diseases - London : BioMed Central, 2001, 8(2008), 1 vom: 26. März

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:8 ; year:2008 ; number:1 ; day:26 ; month:03

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DOI / URN:

10.1186/1471-2334-8-38

Katalog-ID:

SPR027730662

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