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Procalcitonin Correlates With but Is Not Superior to Other Diagnostic Markers of Bacterial Pneumonia

OBJECTIVES: Despite extensive research on procalcitonin (PCT)-guided therapy in lower respiratory tract infections, the association between PCT and bacterial pneumonia remains unclear. METHODS: We evaluated retrospectively the performance of PCT in patients presenting with lower respiratory tract in...

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Published in:Am J Clin Pathol
Main Authors: Ayala-Lopez, Nadia, Peaper, David R, Harb, Roa
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7962779/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33210111
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqaa148
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