Diagnostic performance of procalcitonin for predicting bloodstream infection and guidance on microbial aetiology: a prospective study at an Egyptian tertiary care hospital.

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Title: Diagnostic performance of procalcitonin for predicting bloodstream infection and guidance on microbial aetiology: a prospective study at an Egyptian tertiary care hospital.
Authors: Abbas AM; Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Abdel Aziz HS; Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. dr_heba87@cu.edu.eg., Raafat Hamed RM; Medical Microbiology and Immunology Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Soliman SB; Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Abd El-Ghani SE; Internal Medicine Department, Clinical Hematology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt., Soliman NS; Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Source: BMC infectious diseases [BMC Infect Dis] 2026 Jun 30; Vol. 26 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 30.
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