Serum and Pleural Fluid Procalcitonin in Predicting Bacterial Infection in Patients with Parapneumonic Effusion

This study evaluated the value of procalcitonin (PCT) levels in pleural effusion to differentiate the etiology of parapneumonic effusion (PPE). Forty-one consecutive PPE patients were enrolled and were divided into bacterial and non-bacterial PPE. Blood and pleural effusion samples were collected fo...

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Autores principales: Ko, Yang-Ching, Wu, Wen-Pin, Hsu, Chi-Sen, Dai, Mong-Ping, Ou, Chien-Chih, Kao, Chih-Hsiung
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2698183/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19543500
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2009.24.3.398

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