Procalcitoninfor the earlydiagnosis of sepsis inburn patients: A retrospective study

Background: The gold standard for sepsis diagnosis in burn patient still relies on microbiological cultures, which take 48–72h to provide results, delaying the start of antimicrobial therapy. Thus, biomarkers allowing an earlier sepsis diagnosis in burn patients are needed. Methods: This retrospecti...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cabral, Luís (author)
Outros Autores: Afreixo, Vera (author), Santos, Filipe (author), Almeida, Luís (author), Paiva, José Artur (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 1000
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/18702
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/18702