Diagnostic Accuracy of Procalcitonin for Predicting Blood Culture Results in Patients With Suspected Bloodstream Infection: An Observational Study of 35,343 Consecutive Patients (A STROBE-Compliant Article).

Oussalah, Abderrahim

Diagnostic Accuracy of Procalcitonin for Predicting Blood Culture Results in Patients With Suspected Bloodstream Infection: An Observational Study of 35,343 Consecutive Patients (A STROBE-Compliant Article). [electronic resource] - Medicine Nov 2015 - e1774 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Observational Study

1536-5964

10.1097/MD.0000000000001774 doi


Bacteremia--blood
Bacteria--isolation & purification
Biomarkers--blood
Calcitonin--blood
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Protein Precursors--blood
Reproducibility of Results