Ability of procalcitonin to distinguish between bacterial and nonbacterial infection in severe acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary syndrome in the ICU

Ability of procalcitonin to distinguish between bacterial and nonbacterial infection in severe acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary syndrome in the ICU

Abstract Background To assess the ability of procalcitonin (PCT) to distinguish between bacterial and nonbacterial causes of patients with severe acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) admitted to the ICU, we conducted a retrospective analysis of two prospective studies including 375 patients with seve...

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Main Authors: Cédric Daubin, François Fournel, Fabrice Thiollière, Fabrice Daviaud, Michel Ramakers, Andréa Polito, Bernard Flocard, Xavier Valette, Damien Du Cheyron, Nicolas Terzi, Muriel Fartoukh, Stephane Allouche, Jean-Jacques Parienti, from the PROCALCIVIR and BPCTrea study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-03-01
Series:Annals of Intensive Care
Subjects:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Procalcitonin
Antibiotic stewardship
Respiratory tract infection
Community-acquired pneumonia
Viral infection
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13613-021-00816-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13613-021-00816-6

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