Elevated serum procalcitonin predicts Gram-negative bloodstream infections in patients with burns

摘要

Background: Many studies have suggested that procalcitonin can predict bloodstream infection and also distinguish between Gram-negative, Gram-positive and fungal infections after burn. However, up to now, there is no literature on serum procalcitonin level of multidrug-resistant pathogens and non-multidrug-resistant pathogens among Gram-negative bloodstream infections after burn. The purpose of this study is to explore the value of serum procalcitonin in identifying Gram-negative bloodstream infection in patients with febrile critical burn and then to investigate the difference of serum procalcitonin level between multidrug-resistant pathogens and non-multidrug-resistant pathogens among Gram-negative bloodstream infections after burn.