Increased presepsin levels are associated with the severity of fungal bloodstream infections.

Yuuki Bamba Hiroshi MoroNobumasa AokiTakeshi KoizumiYasuyoshi OhshimaSatoshi WatanabeTakuro SakagamiToshiyuki KoyaToshinori TakadaToshiaki Kikuchi

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Plasma presepsin levels increased in patients with fungal bloodstream infection, with positive association with the disease severity. Presepsin could be a useful biomarker of sepsis secondary to fungal infections.

Keyphrases

cell wall
acute kidney injury
intensive care unit
gram negative
klebsiella pneumoniae