Procalcitonin as a diagnostic marker for sepsis

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1012-1013

  Rücker, Gerta ^a   Schumacher, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROCALCITONIN;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LETTER; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); YOUDEN INDEX;

CALCITONIN; HUMANS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEPSIS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 84887593816     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(13)70303-7     Document Type: Letter

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