Does procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, or interleukin-6 test have a role in the diagnosis of severe infection in patients with febrile neutropenia? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Purpose: The study aims to determine the usefulness of procalcitonin (PCT) and other blood markers for identification of bacterial infection among patients with febrile neutropenia (FN).Methods: The Medline, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases were searched for articles from 1966 to December 2012. We per...
| Publicado en: | Supportive Care in Cancer Vol. 23; no. 10; pp. 2863 - 2873 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
| Formato: | research review Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Oct2015
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