Serial procalcitonin levels for predicting prognosis in community-acquired pneumonia

ABSTRACT Background and objective This study aimed to investigate the usefulness of addition of serial measurements of procalcitonin (PCT) to C‐reactive protein (CRP) values and pneumonia severity scores, such as CURB‐65 (confusion, urea > 7 mmol/L, respiratory rate ≥ 30 breaths/min, low blood pr...

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Published in:Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) Vic.), 2016-11, Vol.21 (8), p.1459-1464
Main Authors: Ito, Akihiro, Ishida, Tadashi, Tachibana, Hiromasa, Ito, Yuhei, Takaiwa, Takuya
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biomarkers - analysis
Biomarkers - blood
C-reactive protein
C-Reactive Protein - analysis
Calcitonin - analysis
Calcitonin - blood
Cohort Studies
Community-Acquired Infections - blood
Community-Acquired Infections - diagnosis
Community-Acquired Infections - mortality
community-acquired pneumonia
CURB-65
Female
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Japan - epidemiology
Male
Pneumonia - blood
Pneumonia - diagnosis
Pneumonia - mortality
Predictive Value of Tests
procalcitonin
Prognosis
Research Design
Retrospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
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Summary:ABSTRACT Background and objective This study aimed to investigate the usefulness of addition of serial measurements of procalcitonin (PCT) to C‐reactive protein (CRP) values and pneumonia severity scores, such as CURB‐65 (confusion, urea > 7 mmol/L, respiratory rate ≥ 30 breaths/min, low blood pressure (systolic 
ISSN:1323-7799
1440-1843
DOI:10.1111/resp.12846