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Diagnostics: Inflammatory Markers

Taming the SRU

However, PCT can be elevated in severe trauma, such as burns or surgery [5,25]. A 2018 USA multi-center prospective RCT involving 1,656 adult patients published in NEJM used varying PCT cut-offs to guide antibiotic initiation in the emergency department. Critical Care Medicine 38():p S26-S34, February 2010. | Epub 2018 Oct 19.