PCT/ALB Ratio in Initial Three days for the Prediction of Secondary Infection in Septic Patients
The decline in the PCT/ALB ratio over the initial 72 hours of the acute phase of sepsis serves as an association for the onset of secondary infections during a septic patient's hospitalization.
Authors
- Tiancao Zhang
- Chunyang Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0037-1114)
- Guoge Huang
- Chunmei Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0122-348X)
- Zheng Wang
- Wenqiang Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2253-1481)
- Yuanyuan Xia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0473-4508)
- Yingqin Zhang
- Xun Hou
- Mengling Jian
- Haizhong Li
Institutions
- Guangzhou University (CN)
- ShenZhen People’s Hospital (CN)
- Boai Hospital of Zhongshan (CN)
- Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences (CN)
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (CN)
- Southern Medical University (CN)
- South China University of Technology (CN)
- Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection and Drug Resistance
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/idr.s502537
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province
- China International Medical Foundation
- National Key Research and Development Program of China