Open AccessEvaluation of procalcitonin as a biomarker of bacterial sepsis in adult population in a tertiary healthcare facility in Lagos, Nigeria
Author(s) -
C.N. Idakari,
A.M. Efunshile,
I.E. Akase,
C.S. Osuagwu,
P. Oshun,
O.O. Oduyebo
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
african journal of clinical and experimental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1595-689X
DOI - 10.4314/ajcem.v23i2.
Subject(s) - procalcitonin , medicine , blood culture , sepsis , tachypnea , odds ratio , confidence interval , diagnostic odds ratio , likelihood ratios in diagnostic testing , biomarker , white blood cell , leukocytosis , population , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , biology , tachycardia , biochemistry , chemistry , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology