Utility of presepsin (sCD14-ST) as a diagnostic and prognostic marker of sepsis in the emergency department

Presepsin (PSEP) is released during infectious diseases and can be detected in the blood. PSEP has shown promising results as sepsis marker. We examined the diagnostic and prognostic validity of PSEP in patients suspicious of sepsis on admission in the emergency department (ED). Methods One hundred...

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Main Authors: Carpio, Ricardo, Zapata, Juan, Spanuth, Eberhard, Hess, Georg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10757/576944