Usefulness of presepsin for early detection of infections in patients with hematologic disorders
•Comparing presepsin, procalcitonin and CRP in patients with hematologic disorders.•Only presepsin showed significant diagnostic ability in early phase of febrile events.•Presepsin is also a useful marker for differential diagnosis of febrile neutropenia.•Presepsin may be a biomarker for assessing w...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Clinica chimica acta 2018-11, Vol.486, p.374-380 |
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Zusammenfassung: | •Comparing presepsin, procalcitonin and CRP in patients with hematologic disorders.•Only presepsin showed significant diagnostic ability in early phase of febrile events.•Presepsin is also a useful marker for differential diagnosis of febrile neutropenia.•Presepsin may be a biomarker for assessing whether initial treatment is effective. |
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ISSN: | 0009-8981 1873-3492 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.cca.2018.08.032 |