Procalcitonin in the elderly: Normal plasma concentrations and response to bacterial infections

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 763-765

  Dwolatzky, T ^a   Olshtain Pops, K ^a   Yinnon, A M ^a   Raveh, D ^a   Rogowski, O ^b   Shapira, I ^b   Rotstein, R ^b   Berliner, S ^b   Rudensky, B ^a  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PROCALCITONIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCITONIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROTEIN PRECURSORS;

EID: 28644447460     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-0035-5     Document Type: Article

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