PCT, IL-6, and IL-10 facilitate early diagnosis and pathogen classifications in bloodstream infection

• Main Authors: Xianggui Yang (Author), Jun Zeng (Author), Xuejing Yu (Author), Zhenguo Wang (Author), Dan Wang (Author), Qin Zhou (Author), Tingting Bai (Author), Ying Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In the diagnosis of bloodstream infection (BSI), various inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), interleukins (IL), white blood cell count (WBC), neutrophil percentage (NE%), platelet count (PLT), and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) have b...