Clinical Value of Whole Blood Procalcitonin Using Point of Care Testing, Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score, C-Reactive Protein and Lactate in Emergency Department Patients with Suspected Infection

Clinical Value of Whole Blood Procalcitonin Using Point of Care Testing, Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score, C-Reactive Protein and Lactate in Emergency Department Patients with Suspected Infection

We investigated the clinical value of whole blood procalcitonin using point of care testing, quick sequential organ failure assessment score, C-reactive protein and lactate in emergency department patients with suspected infection and assessed the accuracy of the whole blood procalcitonin test by po...

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Main Authors: Bo-Sun Shim, Young-Hoon Yoon, Jung-Youn Kim, Young-Duck Cho, Sung-Jun Park, Eu-Sun Lee, Sung-Hyuk Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
procalcitonin
point-of-care testing
bacteremia
mortality
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/6/833

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