Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein to rule out early bacterial coinfection in COVID-19 critically ill patients.

Intensive Care Med · 2023 · PMC10425511 · PMID 37507573

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In the multivariable models for association with bacterial coinfection we found no significant association between biomarkers thresholds and bacterial coinfection, but with a positive trend for PCT ≥ 0.44 ng/mL in the early symptoms group (OR 14.97; 95% CI 0.96–234.03; p = 0.054)(Table 4 and Supplementary Table 11).

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