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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0186-4866</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Medicina interna de México]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Med. interna Méx.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0186-4866</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Edición y Farmacia S.A. de C.V.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0186-48662018000200003</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24245/mim.v34i2.1573</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Valor del índice proteína C reactiva/albúmina en el diagnóstico de sepsis]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Value of C-reactive protein (CRP)/albumin index in the diagnosis of sepsis.]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arellano-Navarro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Consuelo Estephani]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Huerta-Ramírez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Saúl]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Elizalde-Barrera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[César Iván]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rubio-Guerra]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alberto Francisco]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Garro-Almendaro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana Karen]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González-Moreno]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Francisco Javier]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Ticomán  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Ticomán  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Ticomán  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>34</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>188</fpage>
<lpage>195</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0186-48662018000200003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0186-48662018000200003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0186-48662018000200003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  ANTECEDENTES La sepsis es una de las principales causas de morbilidad y mortalidad en todo el mundo, en esta enfermedad el efecto de la respuesta inflamatoria puede empeorar el pronóstico del paciente.  OBJETIVO Averiguar si existe correlación entre el índice proteína C reactiva (PCR)/albúmina y las escalas SOFA y qSOFA a fin de establecer su utilidad como herramienta diagnóstica.  MATERIAL Y MÉTODO  Estudio transversal analítico, realizado de julio de 2016 a junio de 2017 en el Servicio de Urgencias del Hospital General Xoco, SEDESA. Se incluyeron pacientes en quienes se estableció diagnóstico de sepsis mediante las escalas SOFA y qSOFA en quienes se determinó el índice PCR/albúmina, posteriormente se procedió a buscar correlación entre estas mediciones.  RESULTADOS Se incluyeron 30 pacientes. No se observó correlación entre los puntajes qSOFA (p = 0.79) y SOFA (p = 0.40) con el índice PCR/albúmina. El índice PCR/albúmina fue menor en el sexo femenino (p = 0.03). Se encontró una relación estadísticamente significativa de la muerte hospitalaria con un índice PCR/albúmina menor (p = 0.05). Otras variables que se correlacionaron con la muerte fueron la edad (p = 0.01) y la escala SOFA (p = 0.02).  CONCLUSIONES No existe correlación significativa entre el índice PCR/albúmina y los puntajes qSOFA y SOFA en el diagnóstico de sepsis. Se encontró un índice PCR/albúmina menor en los pacientes del sexo femenino y que tuvieron muerte hospitalaria. Otras variables que se correlacionaron con la muerte fueron la edad y el puntaje SOFA.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  BACKGROUND Sepsis is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, in this entity the impact of the inflammatory response can worsen the patient&#8217;s prognosis.  OBJECTIVE To find out if there is a correlation between the C-reactive protein (CRP)/albumin index and SOFA and qSOFA scores that allow us to establish its utility as a diagnostic tool.  MATERIAL AND METHOD  A cross-sectional analytical study carried out from July 2016 to June 2017 at the Emergency Department of the General Hospital Xoco, SEDESA. We included patients who were diagnosed with sepsis using SOFA and qSOFA scales in whom the CRP/albumin index was determined. We then proceeded to search for correlation between these measurements.  RESULTS There were included 30 patients. There was no correlation between qSOFA (p = 0.79) and SOFA (p = 0.40) scores with the CRP/albumin index. This index was lower in females (p = 0.03). We found a statistically significant relationship of hospital death with a lower CRP/albumin index (p = 0.05). Other variables that correlated with death were age (p = 0.01) and SOFA (p = 0.02).  CONCLUSIONS There is no significant correlation between CRP/albumin index and qSOFA and SOFA score in the diagnosis of sepsis. A lower CRP/albumin index was found in female patients and who died in hospital. Other variables that correlated with death were age and SOFA score.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Sepsis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[C-reactive protein]]></kwd>
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