Performance of serum procalcitonin as a biochemical predictor of death in hematology patients with febrile neutropenia

CONCLUSION: In conclusion, in our trial a single PCT on admission at a cut-off value of 0.46 ng/mL was able to predict the occurrence of septic shock and death in FN patients.PMID:34126299 | DOI:10.1016/j.bcmd.2021.102586

Source: Blood Cells, Molecules and Diseases - June 14, 2021 Category: Hematology Authors: Alan Ledif Reyes Mondrag ón Olga Graciela Cant ú-Rodríguez Andrea Cecilia Garza-Acosta C ésar Homero Gutiérrez-Aguirre Perla Roc ío Colunga Pedraza Luz Del Carmen Tar ín-Arzaga Jos é Carlos Jaime-Pérez Jos é Angel Hawing Zárate Graciela Alejand Source Type: research