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Evaluation of procalcitonin, neopterin, C-reactive protein, IL-6 and IL-8 as a diagnostic marker of infection in patients with febrile neutropenia

Cristina Prat Servei de Microbiologia, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Departament de Genètica i Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain; Ciber Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Juan Manuel Sancho Servei d'Hematologia, Institut Català d'Oncologia, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
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Josep Domínguez Servei de Microbiologia, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Departament de Genètica i Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain; Ciber Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain
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Blanca Xicoy Servei d'Hematologia, Institut Català d'Oncologia, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
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Montse Giménez Servei de Microbiologia, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Departament de Genètica i Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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Christelle Ferrà Servei d'Hematologia, Institut Català d'Oncologia, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
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Silvia Blanco Servei de Microbiologia, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Departament de Genètica i Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain; Ciber Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain
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Alicia Lacoma Servei de Microbiologia, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Departament de Genètica i Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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Josep Maria Ribera Servei d'Hematologia, Institut Català d'Oncologia, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
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Vicenç Ausina Servei de Microbiologia, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Fundació Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Departament de Genètica i Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain; Ciber Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain
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Pages 1752-1761 | Received 03 Mar 2008, Accepted 05 Jun 2008, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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