Combination of C-reactive protein, procalcitonin and sepsis-related organ failure score for the diagnosis of sepsis in critical patients

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[2] Rello J(2012)Diagnostic methods in sepsis: the need of speed Rev Assoc Med Bras 58 498-504

[3] Marshall J(2006)Critical care in the emergency department: severe sepsis and septic shock Emerg Med J 23 713-717

[4] Silva E(2001)Early goal-directed therapy in the treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock N Engl J Med 345 1368-1377

[5] Anzueto A(2008)Mortality and morbidity attributable to inadequate empirical antimicrobial therapy in patients admitted to the ICU with sepsis: a matched cohort study J Antimicrob Chemother 61 436-441

[6] Martin CD(2011)Nationwide trends of severe sepsis in the 21st century (2000–2007) Chest 140 1223-1231

[7] Moreno R(2009)Biomarkers of sepsis Crit Care Med 37 2290-2298

[8] Lipman J(2003)Measures, markers, and mediators: toward a staging system for clinical sepsis. A report of the Fifth Toronto Sepsis Roundtable, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 25–26, 2000 Crit Care Med 31 1560-1567

[9] Gomersall C(2008)Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein as markers of bacterial infection in critically ill children at onset of systemic inflammatory response syndrome Pediatr Crit Care Med 9 407-413

[10] Sakr Y(2007)Cytokine profiles as markers of disease severity in sepsis: a multiplex analysis Crit Care 11 R49-1247

[1] Vincent JL(2009)International study of the prevalence and outcomes of infection in intensive care units JAMA 302 2323-2329

[2] Rello J(2012)Diagnostic methods in sepsis: the need of speed Rev Assoc Med Bras 58 498-504

[3] Marshall J(2006)Critical care in the emergency department: severe sepsis and septic shock Emerg Med J 23 713-717

[4] Silva E(2001)Early goal-directed therapy in the treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock N Engl J Med 345 1368-1377

[5] Anzueto A(2008)Mortality and morbidity attributable to inadequate empirical antimicrobial therapy in patients admitted to the ICU with sepsis: a matched cohort study J Antimicrob Chemother 61 436-441

[6] Martin CD(2011)Nationwide trends of severe sepsis in the 21st century (2000–2007) Chest 140 1223-1231

[7] Moreno R(2009)Biomarkers of sepsis Crit Care Med 37 2290-2298

[8] Lipman J(2003)Measures, markers, and mediators: toward a staging system for clinical sepsis. A report of the Fifth Toronto Sepsis Roundtable, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 25–26, 2000 Crit Care Med 31 1560-1567

[9] Gomersall C(2008)Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein as markers of bacterial infection in critically ill children at onset of systemic inflammatory response syndrome Pediatr Crit Care Med 9 407-413

[10] Sakr Y(2007)Cytokine profiles as markers of disease severity in sepsis: a multiplex analysis Crit Care 11 R49-1247