Infection…what else? The usefulness of procalcitonin in children after cardiac surgery
Infection…what else? The usefulness of procalcitonin in children after cardiac surgery
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San Francisco: Public Library of Science
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English
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San Francisco: Public Library of Science
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Objectives Procalcitonin is a useful biomarker for predicting bacterial infection after cardiac surgery. However, sometimes procalcitonin rises following cardiac surgery without a confirmation of bacterial infection. The aim was to analyse procalcitonin levels in children without a bacterial infection after cardiac surgery. Study design This is a p...
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Infection…what else? The usefulness of procalcitonin in children after cardiac surgery
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2584688801
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2584688801
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0254757
