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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813002070 |