Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8453002 | Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy | 2017 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Presepsin may be recommended in adult patients with suspected gram-negative BSI after HSCT as a possible additional supplementary test with a cut-off value of 218Â pg/mL. PCT is inferior to presepsin in terms of sensitivity and specificity, but still shows a good quality of diagnostic value with an optimal cut-off value of 1.5Â ng/mL. CRP showed an average diagnostic value with low sensitivity (40%) and should not be routinely recommended as a biomarker in adult patients with suspected BSI after HSCT in a condition of high prevalence of gram-negative pathogens.
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Authors
Igor Stoma, Igor Karpov, Anatoly Uss, Oleg Rummo, Natalia Milanovich, Igor Iskrov,