Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Predicting treatment failure in severe sepsis and septic shock: looking for the Holy Grail

Procalcitonin has been proposed as a specific biomarker of bacterial infections and has been related to the severity of sepsis. The prognostic ability of the initial concentrations of procalcitonin in sepsis is controversial.

Some studies find higher initial concentrations in non-survivors but…

Predicting treatment failure in severe sepsis and septic shock: looking for the Holy Grail




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