Procalcitonin in patients with influenza A (H1N1) infection and acute respiratory failure

Procalcitonin in patients with influenza A (H1N1) infection and acute respiratory failure

Objective: To verify serum procalcitonin levels of patients with acute respiratory failure secondary to influenza A (H1N1) upon their admission to the Intensive Care Unit and to compare these results to values found in patients with sepsis and trauma admitted to the same unit. Methods: Analysis of r...

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Main Authors: Péricles Almeida Delfino Duarte, Carla Sakuma de Oliveira Bredt, Gerson Luís Bredt Jr, Amaury César Jorge, Alisson Venazzi, Leônidas Gustavo Tondo, Luciana Schmidt Cardon de Oliveira, Marcela Maria Jorge, Roberta Marchiori, Thiago Simões Giancursi, Marcelo Coradin, Anderson Gustavo Alexandrino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2011-03-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
Subjects:
Pneumonia
viral
Sepsis
Intensive care units
Biomarkers
pharmacological
Calcitonin
Infection
Online Access:http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/1878-Einsteinv9n1_52-55_eng.pdf

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