Serum and pleural fluid procalcitonin in predicting bacterial infection in patients with parapneumonic effusion

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 398-402

  Ko, Yang Ching ^a   Wu, Wen Pin ^a   Hsu, Chi Sen ^a   Dai, Mong Ping ^a   Ou, Chien Chih ^a   Kao, Chih Hsiung ^a  

^a ST MARTIN DE PORRES HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Pleural effusion; Pneumonia; Procalcitonin

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN; PROCALCITONIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; ROC CURVE;

AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CALCITONIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 67649229511     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.3.398     Document Type: Article

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