Original paper
Clinical Utility of Procalcitonin in the Diagnosis of Pneumonia
Abstract
The clinical utility of procalcitonin in the diagnosis and management of pneumonia remains controversial.We assessed the clinical utility of procalcitonin in 2 prospective studies: first, a multicenter diagnostic study in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute dyspnea to directly compare the diagnostic accuracy of procalcitonin with that of interleukin 6 and C-reactive protein (CRP) in the diagnosis of pneumonia; second, a...
Paper Details
Title
Clinical Utility of Procalcitonin in the Diagnosis of Pneumonia
Published Date
Oct 15, 2019
Journal
Volume
65
Issue
12
Pages
1532 - 1542