Direct comparison of the diagnostic accuracy between blood and cerebrospinal fluid procalcitonin levels in patients with meningitis
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- 作者：Hong-Yuan Shena ; 1 ; Wei Gaob ; 1 ; Juan-Juan Chenga ; Shi-Di Zhaoa ; Yi Sunc ; Zhi-Jun Hana ; zjhan1125@163.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Jun Huaa ; huajun0308@sina.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Meningitis ; PCT ; CSF ; Biomarker
- 刊名：Clinical Biochemistry
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：November 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：48
- 期：16-17
- 页码：1079-1082
- 全文大小：352 K
文摘
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The diagnostic accuracy of CSF and serum procalcitonin for bacterial meningitis was compared.
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Serum PCT has a superior diagnostic value compared to CSF PCT.
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The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of serum PCT were 0.87 and 1.00, respectively, at the threshold of 0.88 ng/mL.