Inflammatory parameters predict etiologic patterns but do not allow for individual prediction of etiology in patients with CAP – Results from the German competence network CAPNETZ

BACKGROUND: Aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation of inflammatory markers procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP) and leukocyte count (WBC) with microbiological etiology of CAP. METHODS: We enrolled 1337 patients (62 ± 18 y, 45% f) with proven CAP. Extensive microbiological workup...

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Autores principales: Krüger, Stefan, Ewig, Santiago, Papassotiriou, Jana, Kunde, Jan, Marre, Reinhard, von Baum, Heike, Suttor, Norbert, Welte, Tobias
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2714042/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19594893
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-10-65

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