Association of acute phase reactants with prognostic scores in community acquired pneumonia.
J Pak Med Assoc
; 71(2(B)): 614-618, 2021 Feb.
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of C-reactive protein and procalcitonin with commonly used prognostic scoring systems, hospitalisation and mortality in cases of community-acquired pneumonia. METHODS: The prospective study was conducted from April 2014 to April 2015 at the emergency department of Marmara University Pendik Research and Training Hospital, Turkey, and comprised community-acquired pneumonia patients diagnosed according to the British Thoracic Society criteria. Prognosis was estimated using confusion, urea, respiratory rate, blood pressure and age >65, Pneumonia Severity Index-Pneumonia Patient Outcome Research Team score, and severe community-acquired pneumonia scores. Data was analysed using MedCalc 15.8. RESULTS: Of the 203 patients assessed, community-acquired pneumonia was confirmed in 152(74.8%). Procalcitonin had moderate correlation with the three scales used (p<0.001), while C-reactive protein had weak correlation with them (p<0.004). CONCLUSIONS: Both procalcitonin and C-reactive protein levels were found to be correlated with prognostic risk scores.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pneumonia
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Infecções Comunitárias Adquiridas
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
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En
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J Pak Med Assoc
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article