Quantifying the Relationship Between Renal Function and Procalcitonin: A Study of 14 431 Blood Cultures
This large-scale analysis uncovers an inverse relationship between renal function and positive PCT values in patients both with and without culture-positive bloodstream infections. The discriminatory power of PCT for bloodstream infection diminishes in patients with impaired renal function.
Authors
- Trisha S Nakasone
- Cybele A. Renault (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3526-0481)
- Albert K. Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2007-0105)
- Amit Kaushal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5075-6779)
Institutions
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf654
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35