Ratio of procalcitonin/Simpson’s dominance index predicted the short-term prognosis of patients with severe bacterial pneumonia

Ratio of procalcitonin/Simpson’s dominance index predicted the short-term prognosis of patients with severe bacterial pneumonia

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to explore the predictive value of the ratio of procalcitonin (PCT) in serum to Simpson’s dominance index (SDI) in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), in short-term prognosis of patients with severe bacterial pneumonia (SBP).MethodsThis is a retrospective review o...

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Main Authors: Guoxian Sun, Weili Liu, Qingbin Zheng, Qing Shan, Hongling Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
bacterial pneumonia
bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
procalcitonin
Simpson’s dominance index
predictive
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1175747/full

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