Serum and alveolar procalcitonin had a weak diagnostic value for ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with pulmonary infection score ≥ 6

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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Main Authors: Shokri Mehran, Ghasemian Roya, Bayani Masomeh, Maleh Parviz Amri, Kamrani Masoumeh, Sadeghi-Haddad-Zavareh Mahmoud, Ebrahimpour Soheil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-03-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
alveolar procalcitonin
serum procalcitonin
ventilator-associated pneumonia
bronchoalveolar lavage
intensive care unit
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2017-0038

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