Low serum procalcitonin level accurately predicts the absence of bacteremia in adult patients with acute fever.

Chirouze, Catherine

Low serum procalcitonin level accurately predicts the absence of bacteremia in adult patients with acute fever. [electronic resource] - Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America Jul 2002 - 156-61 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

1537-6591

10.1086/341023 doi


Acute Disease
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bacteremia--blood
Biomarkers--blood
Calcitonin--blood
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
Community-Acquired Infections--blood
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Fever--blood
Fever of Unknown Origin--blood
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections--blood
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections--blood
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Protein Precursors--blood
Sensitivity and Specificity