Diagnostic Accuracy of Procalcitonin upon Emergency Department Admission during SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

• Main Authors: Stefano Malinverni (Author), Silvia Lazzaroni (Author), Maïa Nuňez (Author), Thierry Preseau (Author), Frédéric Cotton (Author), Delphine Martiny (Author), Fatima Bouazza (Author), Vincent Collot (Author), Deborah Konopnicki (Author), Stéphane Alard (Author), Magali Bartiaux (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Procalcitonin is a marker for bacterial diseases and has been used to guide antibiotic prescription. Procalcitonin accuracy, measured at admission, in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), is unknown in the current severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2...