Etiological and prognostic values of procalcitonin in hospital-acquired pneumonia

Background: Biological markers such as procalcitonin, may be helpful for the diagnosis of HAP. Procalcitonin has greater diagnostic accuracy than most commonly used clinical parameters and other biomarkers of infection, such as C-reactive protein and ESR. The aim of the study was to assess the etiol...

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Main Authors: Ahmed E. Abu Elkhashab, Rania S. Swelem, Alaa El Din A. Abd Alla, Eman A. Hattata, Mohamed S. Atta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813002070