Diagnostic accuracy of lung ultrasonography combined with procalcitonin for the diagnosis of pneumonia: a pilot study

Critical Ultrasound Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Nazerian, Peiman ^a   Cerini, Gabriele ^a   Vanni, Simone ^a   Gigli, Chiara ^a   Zanobetti, Maurizio ^a   Bartolucci, Maurizio ^a   Grifoni, Stefano ^a   Volpicelli, Giovanni ^b  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAN LUIGI GONZAGA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Diagnosis; Pneumonia; Procalcitonin; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

PROCALCITONIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84994493636     PISSN: 20363176     EISSN: 20367902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13089-016-0054-8     Document Type: Article

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