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The Sustained and Marked Elevation of Serum Procalcitonin in a Hemodialysis Patient with Tuberculous Lymphadenitis, but Without the Evidence of Sepsis: A Case Report.

Peiyi LuoYanqiong LongLiang MaYe TaoShenju Gou
Published in: Infection and drug resistance (2022)
Persistently elevated serum PCT level might occur in conditions without evidence of sepsis. Taking consideration of multiple inflammatory factors to determine infection when the markedly elevated PCT level was not correlated with the clinical manifestations.
Keyphrases
  • acute kidney injury
  • septic shock
  • intensive care unit
  • case report
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • end stage renal disease