Decreases in procalcitonin and C-reactive protein are strong predictors of survival in ventilator-associated pneumonia

Critical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Seligman, Renato ^a,b   Meisner, Michael ^c   Lisboa, Thiago C ^b   Hertz, Felipe T ^b   Filippin, Tania B ^b   Fachel, Jandyra M G ^a   Teixeira, Paulo J Z ^a,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c Hospital of Dresden Neustadt   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSIDADE FEEVALE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PROCALCITONIN; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; CALCITONIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; APACHE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURVIVAL; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; VENTILATOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SURVIVAL RATE; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33847755676     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc5036     Document Type: Article

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