The role of serum procalcitonin in the differential diagnosis of pneumonia from pulmonary edema among the patients with pulmonary infiltrates on chest radiography

The aim of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of serum procalcitonin (PCT) as a diagnostic biomarker for distinguishing pneumonia from pulmonary edema in patients presenting with pulmonary infiltrates on chest radiography. A comparative study was performed retrospectively in a university-affil...

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Autores principales: Yoon, Young Kyung, Kim, Min Ja, Yang, Kyung Sook, Ham, Soo-Youn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6393097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30461655
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000013348

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6393097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30461655
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000013348

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