The behavior and diagnostic utility of procalcitonin and five other inflammatory molecules in critically ill patients with respiratory distress and suspected 2009 influenza a H1N1 infection

The behavior and diagnostic utility of procalcitonin and five other inflammatory molecules in critically ill patients with respiratory distress and suspected 2009 influenza a H1N1 infection

OBJECTIVES: During the 2009 influenza A H1N1 pandemic, it became difficult to differentiate viral infections from other conditions in patients admitted to the intensive care unit. We sought to evaluate the behavior and diagnostic utility of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and four other molecules...

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Main Authors: Mariana Benevides Santos Paiva, Fernando Antônio Botoni, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira Jr., Aline Silva de Miranda, Clara Rodrigues Alves de Oliveira, Jamila de Oliveira Abrahão, Guilherme Marques Faria, Vandack Nobre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2012-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Severe respiratory distress syndrome
C-reactive protein
Biomarker
Sensitivity
Specificity
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322012000400005

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