Protein C activity as a potential prognostic factor for nursing home-acquired pneumonia.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Despite the poor prognosis for nursing home acquired pneumonia (NHAP), a useful prognostic factor is lacking. We evaluated protein C (PC) activity as a predictor of in-hospital death in patients with NHAP and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).<h4>Methods</h...

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Main Authors: Issei Oi, Isao Ito, Naoya Tanabe, Satoshi Konishi, Nobuyoshi Hamao, Masahiro Shirata, Seiichiro Imai, Yoshiro Yasutomo, Seizo Kadowaki, Hisako Matsumoto, Yu Hidaka, Satoshi Morita, Toyohiro Hirai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274685