Pentraxin 3 as an early marker in diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia

Pentraxin 3 as an early marker in diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia

Objective: To assess the role of pentraxin 3 (PTX3) in early diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP). Background: The early diagnosis of VAP remains a challenge because the clinical signs and symptoms lack sensitivity and specificity and microbiological analysis and identification of orga...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim I. Elmahalawy, Amany S. Ammar, Waleed M. Fathy, Asmaa Esmail Salama, Walaa Samy Mokhtar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-10-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
Pentraxin 3
Bronchoalveolar lavage
Serum
Ventilator-associated pneumonia
Early diagnostic marker
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763817302340

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