Course of SP-D, YKL-40, CCL18 and CA 15-3 in adult patients hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia and their association with disease severity and aetiology: A post-hoc analysis.

SP-D, YKL-40, CCL18 and CA 15-3 are pulmonary markers that have been extensively investigated in different chronic pulmonary diseases. However, in acute pulmonary diseases, such as community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), little is known about the course of these markers and their relationship with the a...

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Main Authors: Simone M C Spoorenberg, Stefan M T Vestjens, G P Voorn, Coline H M van Moorsel, Bob Meek, Pieter Zanen, Ger T Rijkers, Willem Jan W Bos, Jan C Grutters, Ovidius study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5764260?pdf=render