Diagnostic value of procalcitonin in acutely hospitalized elderly patients

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1471-1476

  Steichen, O ^a,b   Bouvard, E ^a   Grateau, G ^a,b   Bailleul, S ^a   Capeau, J ^a,b   Lefevre G ^a  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROCALCITONIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCITONIN; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 71349083832     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-009-0807-4     Document Type: Article

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