The role of procalcitonin in predicting risk of mechanical ventilation and mortality among moderate to severe COVID-19 patients

BACKGROUND: Serum procalcitonin (PCT) has become an emerging prognostic biomarker of disease progression in patients with COVID-19. This study aims to determine the optimal cut-off value of PCT with regards to important clinical outcomes, especially for mechanical ventilation and all-cause mortality...

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Autores principales: Twe, Cher Wei, Khoo, Delton Kah Yeang, Law, Kian Boon, Ahmad Nordin, Nur Sabreena binti, Sathasivan, Subashini, Lim, Kah Chuan, Atikah, Sharifah Khairul, Syed Badaruddin, Syarifah Nurul Ain bt, Chidambaram, Suresh Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9011382/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35428273
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07362-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9011382/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35428273
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07362-x

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