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Procalcitonin--a marker of invasive fungal infection?
Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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Abstract
Procalcitonin (PCT) has been described as a marker of bacterial sepsis. However, little is known of its diagnostic value in fungal infections. We calculated the sensitivity of PCT for detection of invasive fungal infections (IFI) by analyzing 55 episodes of proven or probable IFI (three in our series, 52 reported in the recent literature). In the early phase of IFI, PCT was elevated in fewer than half of invasive candidiasis episodes and in only one patient (5.3%) with invasive aspergillosis. Due to low sensitivity and specificity, PCT adds little to the diagnosis of IFI.
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