Why would procalcitonin perform better in patients with a SOFA-score less than 8?

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Why would procalcitonin perform better in patients with a SOFA-score less than 8?
 
van Oers, Jos A H; Nijsten, Maarten W; de Jong, Evelien; Beishuizen, Albertus; de Lange, Dylan W
(2019) International Journal of Infectious Diseases, volume 89, pp. 185 - 186
(Letter)
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Keywords: Anti-Bacterial Agents, Critical Illness, Humans, Organ Dysfunction Scores, Patients, Procalcitonin, Microbiology (medical), Infectious Diseases, Letter, Comment
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2019.09.027
ISSN: 1201-9712
Publisher: Elsevier
(Peer reviewed)