Role of Semi-quantitative Serum Procalcitonin in Assessing Prognosis of Community Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia Compared to PORT PSI, CURB-65 and CRB-65
Introduction: Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) is one of the commonest causes of patient’s visit to the Emergency Room (ER). Hospitalisation of patient depends on severity of pneumonia. Various pneumonia severity assessment scores are available to predict mortality in community acquired pneumo...
Main Authors: | Lalita Fernandes, Akashdeep Singh Arora, Anthony Menezes Mesquita |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2015-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/6147/12468_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(PAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf |
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