Procalcitonin and neopterin correlation with aetiology and severity of pneumonia

Journal of Infection

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 169-177

  Prat, Cristina ^a   Domínguez, Josep ^a   Andreo, Felipe ^a   Blanco, Silvia ^a   Pallarés, Angeles ^a   Cuchillo, Federico ^a   Ramil, Carmen ^a   Ruiz Manzano, Juan ^a   Ausina, Vicente ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Neopterin; PCT; Pneumonia severity index

Indexed keywords

NEOPTERIN; PROCALCITONIN;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LEGIONELLA; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PNEUMONIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCITONIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPTERIN; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33344460992     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.05.019     Document Type: Article

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