دورية أكاديمية
Role of procalcitonin in predicting etiology in bacteremic patients: Report from a large single-center experience
العنوان: | Role of procalcitonin in predicting etiology in bacteremic patients: Report from a large single-center experience |
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المؤلفون: | Matteo Bassetti, Alessandro Russo, Elda Righi, Elisabetta Dolso, Maria Merelli, Federica D’Aurizio, Assunta Sartor, Francesco Curcio |
المصدر: | Journal of Infection and Public Health, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 40-45 (2020) |
بيانات النشر: | Elsevier, 2020. |
سنة النشر: | 2020 |
المجموعة: | LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
الوصف: | Background: Procalcitonin (PCT) is routinely used for an early recognition of severe infections and for promoting appropriate use of antibiotics. However, limited data correlating values of PCT with etiology of infection has been reported. Methods: During 2016, all positive blood cultures (BC) were retrospectively extracted in a 1100-beds Italian tertiary-care hospital. PCT and C-reactive protein (CRP) values were recorded within 24 h from BC collection. Primary endpoint of the study was to investigate the correlation between PCT and CRP values and the occurrence of bloodstream infections (BSI) caused by bacteria or fungi. Results: During the study period, 1296 positive BC were included: 712 (54.9%) due to Gram-positive (GP), 525 (40.5%) due to Gram-negative (GN) strains, and 59 (4.6%) caused by fungi. Among GN isolates, enterobacteriaceae were reported in 453 (86.3%) cases. PCT values were higher in patients with GN etiology (26.1 ± 14.2 ng/mL) compared to GP (6.9 ± 4.5) and fungi (3.3 ± 2.4). Mean values for CRP in GN, GP, and fungi were not different. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves showed an area under curve (AUC) of 0.71 for PCT and 0.51 for CRP among GN isolates; an AUC of 0.7 for PCT and 0.52 for CRP among enterobacteriaceae. Lower AUC for PCT were reported for GP and fungi. Conclusions: PCT showed moderate performance in early detection (within 24 h) of Gram-negative infections, especially those caused by enterobacteriaceae. Further prospective studies are mandatory to confirm these observations. Keywords: Procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, Bacteremia, Gram-negative, Enterobacteriaceae |
نوع الوثيقة: | article |
وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
اللغة: | English |
تدمد: | 1876-0341 53582063 |
Relation: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034119301911; https://doaj.org/toc/1876-0341 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jiph.2019.06.003 |
URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/5358206308744f09ba97ec1e61095d22 |
رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.5358206308744f09ba97ec1e61095d22 |
قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
تدمد: | 18760341 53582063 |
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DOI: | 10.1016/j.jiph.2019.06.003 |