C-reactive protein levels can predict positive 18F-FDG PET/CT findings that lead to management changes in patients with bacteremia

Background/purpose: Bacteremia portends high rates of morbidity and mortality. Although 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) imaging has clinical value in assessing fever of unknown origin, its usefulness in bacteremia has not been entirely elu...

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Main Authors: Han-Yu Tsai, Ming-Hsun Lee, Chih-Hsing Wan, Lan-Yan Yang, Tzu-Chen Yen, Jing-Ren Tseng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118218303098