Procalcitonin in cerebrospinal fluid is not helpful for diagnosing external-ventricular-catheter-associated infection: a prospective study of diagnostic accuracy
J Hosp Infect
.
2023 Feb:132:145-147.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2022.11.009.
Epub 2022 Nov 23.
Authors
K R I S Dorresteijn
1
,
R J Verheul
2
,
G A E Ponjee
2
,
R D S Nandoe Tewarie
3
,
M C A Müller
4
,
D van de Beek
5
,
M C Brouwer
5
,
K Jellema
6
Affiliations
1
Department of Neurology, Haaglanden Medical Centre, The Hague, the Netherlands. Electronic address:
[email protected]
.
2
Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Haaglanden Medical Centre, The Hague, the Netherlands.
3
Department of Neurosurgery, Haaglanden Medical Centre, The Hague, the Netherlands.
4
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
5
Department of Neurology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
6
Department of Neurology, Haaglanden Medical Centre, The Hague, the Netherlands.
PMID:
36435306
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhin.2022.11.009
No abstract available
Publication types
Letter
MeSH terms
Biomarkers
Catheter-Related Infections* / diagnosis
Catheters
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Humans
Procalcitonin*
Prospective Studies
Substances
Procalcitonin
Biomarkers