Sedimentation characteristics of leucocytes can predict bacteraemia in critical care patients

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 523-525

  Bogar, L ^a   Molnar, Z ^a   Kenyeres, P ^a   Tarsoly, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROCALCITONIN;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER CURVE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; CALCITONIN; CELL MOVEMENT; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33646418962     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.033035     Document Type: Article

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