Serum biomarkers to differentiate Gram-negative, Gram-positive and fungal infection in febrile patients

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Synovial Fluid C-reactive Protein as a Diagnostic Marker for Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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Serum procalcitonin levels distinguish Gram-negative bacterial sepsis from Gram-positive bacterial and fungal sepsis

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Procalcitonin Is a Marker of Gram-Negative Bacteremia in Patients With Sepsis

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Performance of C-reactive protein and procalcitonin to distinguish viral from bacterial and malarial causes of fever in Southeast Asia

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Procalcitonin Levels in Gram-Positive, Gram-Negative, and Fungal Bloodstream Infections

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Evaluation of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, interleukin-6 & serum amyloid A as diagnostic biomarkers of bacterial infection in febrile patients

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Diagnostic Accuracy of Procalcitonin for Predicting Blood Culture Results in Patients With Suspected Bloodstream Infection

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Clinical Utility of Procalcitonin as a Marker of Sepsis: A Potential Predictor of Causative Pathogens

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Substantially elevated C-reactive protein (CRP), together with low levels of procalcitonin (PCT), contributes to diagnosis of fungal infection in immunocompromised patients

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Significantly higher procalcitonin levels could differentiate Gram-negative sepsis from Gram-positive and fungal sepsis

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Clinical and Epidemiological Features of Typhoid Fever in Pemba, Zanzibar: Assessment of the Performance of the WHO Case Definitions

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The Era of Molecular and Other Non-Culture-Based Methods in Diagnosis of Sepsis

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Negative Impact of Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio on Outcome After Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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Effectiveness of a procalcitonin algorithm to guide antibiotic therapy in respiratory tract infections outside of study conditions: a post-study survey

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Performance of Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-8 serum levels in pediatric oncology patients with neutropenia and fever for the assessment of low-risk

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Serum procalcitonin elevation in critically ill patients at the onset of bacteremia caused by either gram negative or gram positive bacteria

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Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio and its association with survival after complete resection in non–small cell lung cancer

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