Diagnostic utility of sepsis screening tools, procalcitonin, and C-reactive protein in nosocomial fever of unknown origin
Sepsis tools, PCT, and CRP have limited utility in identifying infectious causes of nFUO in critically ill adults and should not solely guide initial decision-making.
Authors
- Ritin Mohindra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4224-898X)
- Ashok Kumar Pannu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4476-3478)
- Sapna Pahil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7395-3991)
- Naresh Kumar Sachdeva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6289-4749)
- Shashikant Saini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1398-4793)
- Navneet Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5707-9686)
Institutions
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Critical Care Medicine
- Published
- 2025-07-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5492/wjccm.v14.i3.106496
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35