Predictive Value of Serial Measurements of sTREM-1 in the Treatment Response of Patients with Community-acquired Pneumonia

Predictive Value of Serial Measurements of sTREM-1 in the Treatment Response of Patients with Community-acquired Pneumonia

To evaluate the roles of plasma sTREM-1 (soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in predicting treatment response in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Methods: Patients with CAP were enrolled prospectively at a medical center in central...

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Main Authors: Wen-Cheng Chao, Chia-Hui Wang, Ming-Cheng Chan, Kuan-Chih Chow, Jeng-Yuan Hsu, Chieh-Liang Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
C-reactive protein
community-acquired pneumonia
Taiwan
treatment failure
TREM-1
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