Procalcitonin levels among patients with fever secondary to severe intracerebral infection. A cross-sectional study
Säo Paulo med. j; 137 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Making the differential diagnosis between central fever and infectious fever is critically important among intracerebral hemorrhage patients followed up in intensive care units (ICUs). Serum procalcitonin (PCT) has been found to be a promising biomarker for the initial diagnosis of...
Biomarcadores/sangre, Estudios Transversales, Diagnóstico Diferencial, Fiebre/sangre, Fiebre/etiología, Fiebre/microbiología, Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos, Hemorragias Intracraneales/sangre, Hemorragias Intracraneales/complicaciones, Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas, Polipéptido alfa Relacionado con Calcitonina/sangre, Sensibilidad y Especificidad, Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad