title: Diagnostic performance of procalcitonin for bacteremia in patients with severe dengue infection in the intensive care unit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Recreation and Health-Care Management, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: chencm3383@yahoo.com.tw.
authors.forename: Chin-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: kheesiangchan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Khee-Siang
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: lgi0324@yahoo.com.tw.
authors.forename: Hui-Chun
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: dtmed141@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Chih-Cheng
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D060085:Coinfection / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D019595:Severe Dengue / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D002116:Calcitonin