Accuracy of C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, serum amyloid A and neopterin for low-dose CT-scan confirmed pneumonia in elderly patients: A prospective cohort study

Accuracy of C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, serum amyloid A and neopterin for low-dose CT-scan confirmed pneumonia in elderly patients: A prospective cohort study

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Objective The diagnosis of pneumonia based on semiology and chest X-rays is frequently inaccurate, particularly in elderly patients. Older (C-reactive protein (CRP); procalcitonin (PCT)) or newer (Serum amyloid A (SAA); neopterin (NP)) biomarkers may increase the accuracy of pneumonia diagnosis, but...

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Main Authors: Virginie Prendki, Astrid Malézieux-Picard, Leire Azurmendi, Jean-Charles Sanchez, Nicolas Vuilleumier, Sebastian Carballo, Xavier Roux, Jean-Luc Reny, Dina Zekry, Jérôme Stirnemann, Nicolas Garin, on behalf of the PneumOldCT study group, Muhammad Adrish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7526885/?tool=EBI

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