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Can procalcitonin help identify associated bacterial infection in patients with severe influenza pneumonia? A multicentre study

PURPOSE: To determine whether procalcitonin (PCT) levels could help discriminate isolated viral from mixed (bacterial and viral) pneumonia in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) during the A/H1N1v2009 influenza pandemic. METHODS: A retrospective observational study was performed in 23...

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Autores principales: Cuquemelle, E., Soulis, F., Villers, D., Roche-Campo, F., Ara Somohano, C., Fartoukh, M., Kouatchet, A., Mourvillier, B., Dellamonica, J., Picard, W., Schmidt, M., Boulain, T., Brun-Buisson, C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7080069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21369807
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-011-2189-1