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Assessment of syste...
Assessment of systemic inflammation markers to differentiate a stable from a deteriorating clinical course in patients with febrile neutropenia
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Persson, Lennart (author)
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Söderquist, Bo (author)
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Engervall, Per (author)
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Vikerfors, Tomas (author)
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Hansson, Lars-Olof (author)
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- Tidefelt, Ulf, 1951- (author)
- Örebro universitet,Institutionen för klinisk medicin
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- Wiley, 2005
- 2005
- English.
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In: European Journal of Haematology. - : Wiley. - 0902-4441 .- 1600-0609. ; 74:4, s. 297-303
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- In this study, we evaluated the predictive values of procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and serum amyloid A (SAA) for determining the clinical course in febrile neutropenic patients. Daily plasma analyses during the fever course were performed in 101 episodes with fever and chemotherapy-induced neutropenia (neutrophil count <0.5 x 10(9)/L). Procalcitonin (PCT) and IL-6 values were significantly higher in febrile episodes in patients who developed complications. Procalcitonin with a cut-off value of < or =0.4 ng/mL or IL-6 < or =50 pg/mL 3 d after fever onset indicated daily high negative predictive values (NPVs) (91-100%) for episodes with complications. No marker could predict deterioration; however, daily low plasma concentrations of PCT or IL-6 during the first 8 d of fever were found to be a good predictor of no subsequent complications in neutropenic patients and therefore to be a helpful tool for limiting anti-microbial therapy.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine (hsv//eng)
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- Medicine
- Medicin
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