Diagnostic and prognostic value of interleukin-6, pentraxin 3, and procalcitonin levels among sepsis and septic shock patients: a prospective controlled study according to the Sepsis-3 definitions

Background This study investigated the clinical value of interleukin-6 (IL-6), pentraxin 3 (PTX3), and procalcitonin (PCT) in patients with sepsis and septic shock diagnosed according to the Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3). Methods Serum levels of IL-...

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Published in:	BMC infectious diseases Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 968 - 11
Main Authors:	Song, Juhyun, Park, Dae Won, Moon, Sungwoo, Cho, Han-Jin, Park, Jong Hak, Seok, Hyeri, Choi, Won Seok
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 12.11.2019 BioMed Central Ltd BMC
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Area Under Curve Bacterial and fungal diseases Biomarkers - blood C-Reactive Protein - analysis Case-Control Studies Emergency department Female Hospital admission and discharge Humans Infection Infectious Diseases Interleukin-6 Interleukin-6 - blood Interleukins Internal Medicine Male Medical Microbiology Medical research Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Mortality Parasitology Pentraxin 3 Procalcitonin Procalcitonin - blood Prognosis Research Article Risk Factors ROC Curve Sensitivity and Specificity Sepsis Sepsis - diagnosis Sepsis - mortality Sepsis - pathology Septic shock Serum Amyloid P-Component - analysis Severity of Illness Index Shock Shock, Septic - diagnosis Shock, Septic - mortality Shock, Septic - pathology Tropical Medicine Sepsis Septic shock Emergency department Pentraxin 3 Procalcitonin Interleukin-6
ISSN:	1471-2334, 1471-2334
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