The Role of Serum Procalcitonin Levels in Predicting Ascitic Fluid Infection in Hospitalized Cirrhotic and Non-cirrhotic Patients

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Cekin Y., Cekin A. H., Duman A., Yilmaz U., Yesil B., Yolcular B.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.10, sa.10, ss.1367-1374, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.7150/ijms.6014
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1367-1374
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Procalcitonin, ascitic fluid infection, hospitalized patients, cirrhosis, malignancy, cut-off value, SPONTANEOUS BACTERIAL PERITONITIS, NEGATIVE NEUTROCYTIC ASCITES, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, DIAGNOSIS, MANAGEMENT, SURVIVAL, VARIANT, MARKER, COUNT
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: To determine the role of serum procalcitonin levels in predicting ascites infection in hospitalized cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic patients.