Decreases in procalcitonin and C-reactive protein are strong predictors of survival in ventilator-associated pneumonia

INTRODUCTION: This study sought to assess the prognostic value of the kinetics of procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP) and clinical scores (clinical pulmonary infection score (CPIS), Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA)) in the outcome of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) at an ea...

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Autores principales: Seligman, Renato, Meisner, Michael, Lisboa, Thiago C, Hertz, Felipe T, Filippin, Tania B, Fachel, Jandyra MG, Teixeira, Paulo JZ
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1751074/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16956405
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc5036

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1751074/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16956405
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc5036

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