Procalcitonin levels and bacterial aetiology among COPD patients admitted to the ICU with severe pneumonia: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Serum procalcitonin (PCT) is considered useful in predicting the likeliness of developing bacterial infections in emergency setting. In this study, we describe PCT levels overtime and their relationship with bacterial infection in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) critically i...

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Autores principales: Daubin, Cédric, Parienti, Jean-Jacques, Fradin, Sabine, Vabret, Astrid, Ramakers, Michel, Terzi, Nicolas, Freymuth, François, Charbonneau, Pierre, du Cheyron, Damien
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2754485/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19772586
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-9-157

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2754485/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19772586
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-9-157

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