Reduced Prognostic Role of Serum PCT Measurement in Very Frail Older Adults Admitted to the Emergency Department.

Andrea RussoSara Salini Giordana Gava Giuseppe Merra Alfonso Piano Giuseppe De MatteisGianluca TulloAngela NovelliMartina PetrucciAntonio GasbarriniFrancesco LandiFrancesco FranceschiMarcello Covino

Published in: Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)

The PCT values at ED admission do not predict infective diagnosis, nor are associated with higher odds of in-hospital death. Still, in frail older adults, the PCT values in ED could be a useful predictor of bloodstream infection.

Keyphrases

emergency department
physical activity
adverse drug
community dwelling
gram negative
escherichia coli
acute care
multidrug resistant
drug induced