title: Can procalcitonin differentiate infection from systemic inflammatory reaction in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation?
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Daizo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Harrison T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Pitcher
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Nicholas C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Cavarocchi
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: James T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Diehl
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirose
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: C000606589:CALCA protein, human; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide