Do C-reactive protein and procalcitonin predict hospital-acquired infection in patients with trauma?

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 560-562

  Ertugrul, Bulent M ^a   Yilmabasar, Aylin ^b   Ertugrul, Ozden ^b   Ayabakan, Hatice B ^b   Kizilirmak, Sevda ^c   Turkmen, Sembol ^b  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Social Insurances Institute Okmeydani Training Hospital   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PROCALCITONIN;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIMB INJURY; MALE; MENINGITIS; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PYELONEPHRITIS; RANK SUM TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORAX INJURY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33645685719     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 03795284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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