A Gram-Negative False-Negative: Normal Procalcitonin Level in a Patient with Multiple Klebsiella Pneumoniae Intra-Abdominal Abscesses: A Case Report and Literature Review
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Abstract
sodium 135 mmol/L [135-145 mmol/L], bicarbonate 24 mmol/L [22-32 mmol/L], normal anion gap, blood urea nitrogen 11 mg/dL [7-20 mg/dL], creatinine 1.0 mg/dL [0.6-1.2], normal liver enzymes and coagulation studies. C-reactive protein was 5.50 mg/dL. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate was 80 mm/hr. TSH was 43.15 μIU/ mL with a low T4 of 0.4 ng/dL. Procalcitonin was 0.07 ng/mL (upper limit of normal 0.09 ng/mL).