Combined procalcitonin and hemogram parameters contribute to early differential diagnosis of Gram-negative/Gram-positive bloodstream infections

Background: Hemogram parameters and procalcitonin (PCT) play auxiliary roles in the diagnosis and outcome of sepsis. However, it is not clear whether these indicators can quickly distinguish bacterial classification or guide the choice of empirical antibiotics. Methods: We retrospectively enrolled 3...

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Main Authors:	Gao, Q. (Author), Li, Z. (Author), Mo, X. (Author), Peng, J. (Author), Wu, Y. (Author), Zhou, H. (Author)
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	John Wiley and Sons Inc 2021
Subjects:	adult Area Under Curve area under the curve Article blood analysis Blood Platelets bloodstream infection controlled study Diagnosis, Differential differential diagnosis early diagnosis female Female Gram negative bacterium Gram negative infection Gram positive bacterium Gram positive infection Gram-Negative Bacteria Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections Gram-negative bloodstream infection Gram-Positive Bacteria Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections hematological parameters human Humans isolation and purification major clinical study male Male mean platelet volume mean platelet volume to procalcitonin ratio metabolism microbiology middle aged Middle Aged pathology platelet count platelet count to neutrophil count ratio platelet count to procalcitonin ratio platelet count to white blood cell count ratio platelet distribution width plateletcrit platelet-related index predictive significance procalcitonin Procalcitonin Retrospective Studies retrospective study sensitivity and specificity sepsis Sepsis thrombocyte
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