Procalcitonin as a predictive marker of infections in chemoinduced neutropenia

Luisa Carnino,Silvia Betteto,Maria Loiacono,Annalisa Chiappella,Alice Giacobino,Libero Ciuffreda,Patrizia Lista,Giulio Mengozzi

Procalcitonin as a predictive marker of infections in chemoinduced neutropenia

2010

Luisa Carnino
Silvia Betteto
Maria Loiacono
Annalisa Chiappella
Alice Giacobino
Libero Ciuffreda
Patrizia Lista
Giulio Mengozzi

Purpose This study was designed to determine the usefulness of procalcitonin (PCT) as a predictive marker of infections in neutropenic patients following chemotherapeutic treatments.

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Neutropenia
Predictive marker
Performance status
Leukopenia
Procalcitonin
Immunology
Intensive care medicine
Acute leukemia
Pathology
Medicine
Chemotherapy
Hematology
Internal medicine

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