Prognostic value of procalcitonin in pneumonia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Respirology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 280-288

  Liu, Dan ^a,b,c   Su, Long Xiang ^d   Guan, Wei ^a,b   Xiao, Kun ^a   Xie, Li Xin ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

^c NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

meta analysis; mortality; pneumonia; procalcitonin; prognosis

Indexed keywords

PROCALCITONIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CALCA PROTEIN, HUMAN; CALCITONIN; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; GLYCOPROTEIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ACCURACY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PATHOGENICITY; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; BLOOD; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOMARKERS; CALCITONIN; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84955364477     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/resp.12704     Document Type: Review

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