Procalcitonin in the diagnosis of inflammation in intensive care units

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1138-1143

  Dorizzi, Romolo M ^a   Polati, Enrico ^a   Sette, Piersandro ^a   Ferrari, Anna ^a   Rizzotti, Paolo ^a   Luzzani, Aldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cutoff value; Infection; Likelihood ratio; Procalcitonin (PCT); Sepsis; Septic shock; SIRS

Indexed keywords

PROCALCITONIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCITONIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SEPSIS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; CALCITONIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; ROC CURVE; SEPSIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 33751509923     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2006.08.011     Document Type: Article

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