The value of procalcitonin to diagnose infection in critically ill patient: Caveat emptor!

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3121-

  De Waele, Jan J ^a   Hoste, Eric ^a   Blot, Stijn ^a   Vogelaers, Dirk ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROCALCITONIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CALCITONIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; VASCULAR SURGERY; BLOOD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; INFECTION; NOTE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCITONIN; CRITICAL ILLNESS; INFECTION; PROTEIN PRECURSORS;

EID: 56049110232     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31818be37f     Document Type: Letter

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