Predictive Values of Semi-Quantitative Procalcitonin Test and Common Biomarkers for the Clinical Outcomes of Community-Acquired Pneumonia.

BACKGROUND: The semi-quantitative serum procalcitonin test (Brahms PCT-Q) is available conveniently in clinical practice. However, there are few data on the relationship between results for this semi-quantitative procalcitonin test and clinical outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). We inve...

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Publicado en:Respiratory Care Vol. 59; no. 4; pp. 564 - 574
Autores principales: Ugajin, Motoi, Yamaki, Kenichi, Hirasawa, Natsuko, Yagi, Takeo
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Apr2014
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