The usefulness of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein as early diagnostic markers of bacteremia in cancer patients with febrile neutropenia

Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 176-180

  Kim, Dae Yong ^a   Lee, Yoon Seon ^a   Ahn, Shin ^a   Chun, Yeon Hee ^a   Lim, Kyung Soo ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Biomarkers; C reactive protein; Neutropenia; Procalcitonin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859832879     PISSN: 15982998     EISSN: 20059256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4143/crt.2011.43.3.176     Document Type: Article

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