Swine influenza (H1N1) pneumonia: elevated serum procalcitonin levels not due to superimposed bacterial pneumonia

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 515-516

  Cunha, Burke A ^a,b   Syed, Uzma ^a,b   Strollo, Stephanie ^a,b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PROCALCITONIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; PANDEMIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE INFLUENZA VIRUS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SERUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949658276     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.01.005     Document Type: Letter

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