We retrospectively performed a case-control study analyzing all patients with positive blood cultures (BCs) in the period of January 2017 to December 2017 at a 1100-bed teaching hospital in Italy and investigating the correlation between PCT and C-reactive protein (CRP) values (± 24 h from BC col- lection) in pathogens causing bloodstream infections

Comparison between procalcitonin and C-reactive protein to predict blood culture results in ICU patients

Righi, E.;
2018-01-01

Abstract

We retrospectively performed a case-control study analyzing all patients with positive blood cultures (BCs) in the period of January 2017 to December 2017 at a 1100-bed teaching hospital in Italy and investigating the correlation between PCT and C-reactive protein (CRP) values (± 24 h from BC col- lection) in pathogens causing bloodstream infections
2018
Bacteremia
Biomarkers
Blood Culture
C-Reactive Protein
Cohort Studies
Italy
Procalcitonin
ROC Curve
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