Differences in the effectiveness of serum biomarkers for the diagnosis of bacterial infections in adult and elderly patients admitted to the emergency department

Yilmaz H., Duran L., Yanik K., ALTUNTAŞ M., Sunbul M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.45, sa.3, ss.553-557, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1401-110
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.553-557
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Bacterial infections, emergency department, serum biomarkers, adults, geriatrics, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, SEVERE SEPSIS, PROCALCITONIN, THERAPY, ROOM
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background/aim: This study aimed to evaluate the superiority of procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, white blood cell (WBC) counts, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) in discriminating among infection, systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), and sepsis, and their differences according to age groups.