Combined serum biomarkers in the noninvasive diagnosis of complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyema

Combined serum biomarkers in the noninvasive diagnosis of complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyema

Abstract Background We previously demonstrated that the pleural levels of proteins (neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin/NGAL, calprotectin, bactericidal permeability-increasing/BPI, azurocidin 1/AZU-1) were valuable markers for identifying complicated PPE (CPPE). Herein, this study was perfor...

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Main Authors: Kuo-An Wu, Chih-Ching Wu, Yu-Ching Liu, Pei-Chun Hsueh, Chia-Yin Chin, Chih-Liang Wang, Chi-Ming Chu, Li-Jane Shih, Chia-Yu Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
PPE
Serum biomarker
Calprotectin
NGAL
BPI
AZU1
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0877-8

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