Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein perform better than the neutrophil/lymphocyte count ratio in evaluating hospital acquired pneumonia

Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein perform better than the neutrophil/lymphocyte count ratio in evaluating hospital acquired pneumonia

Abstract Background The relationship between biomarkers and hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is understudied, especially in severe cases admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Compared with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), HAP might have different traits regarding biomarkers due to the previ...

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Main Authors: Nan Zheng, Dongmei Zhu, Yi Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Hospital-acquired pneumonia
Neutrophil/lymphocyte count ratio
Procalcitonin
C-reactive protein
Composite biomarker
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-01207-6

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