Serum and alveolar procalcitonin had a weak diagnostic value for ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with pulmonary infection score ≥ 6
Background. Measuring the serum and alveolar procalcitonin level as inflammatory marker in the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) has been taken into account. In this study, serum and alveolar procalcitonin levels in patients with suspected VAP and patients with confirmed VAP were co...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2018-03-01
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Series: | Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2017-0038 |