Serum cortisol predicts death and critical disease independently of CRB-65 score in community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective observational cohort study

BACKGROUND: Several biomarkers and prognostic scores have been evaluated to predict prognosis in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Optimal risk stratification remains to be evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate serum cortisol as biomarker for the prediction of adverse outcomes independe...

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Autores principales: Kolditz, Martin, Höffken, Gert, Martus, Peter, Rohde, Gernot, Schütte, Hartwig, Bals, Robert, Suttorp, Norbert, Pletz, Mathias W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3353228/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22501026
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-90

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3353228/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22501026
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-90

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