The role of qSOFA score and biomarkers in assessing severity of community-acquired pneumonia in adults
Introduction: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the primary cause of severe sepsis. Severity assessment scores have been created, in order to help physicians decide the proper management of CAP. The purpose of this study was to examine the correlations between different CAP severity scores, incl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021-01-01
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| Series: | Romanian Journal of Laboratory Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/rrlm-2020-0038 |
| Summary: | Introduction: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the primary cause of severe sepsis. Severity assessment scores have been created, in order to help physicians decide the proper management of CAP. The purpose of this study was to examine the correlations between different CAP severity scores, including qSOFA, several biomarkers and their predictive value in the 30 day follow-up period, regarding adverse outcome. |
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| ISSN: | 2284-5623 |