Diagnostic and Prognostic Roles of Procalcitonin and Other Tools in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Narrative Review

Diagnostic and Prognostic Roles of Procalcitonin and Other Tools in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Narrative Review

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is among the most common causes of death and one of the leading healthcare concerns worldwide. It can evolve into sepsis and septic shock, which have a high mortality rate, especially in critical patients and comorbidities. The definitions of sepsis were revised in...

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Main Authors: Sedat Ozbay, Mustafa Ayan, Orhan Ozsoy, Canan Akman, Ozgur Karcioglu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
pneumonia
bacteremia
sepsis
procalcitonin
diagnosis
biomarker
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/11/1869

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