The Clinical Significance of Procalcitonin Elevation in Patients over 75 Years Old Admitted for COVID-19 Pneumonia

• Asıl Yazarlar: Andrea Ticinesi (Yazar), Antonio Nouvenne (Yazar), Beatrice Prati (Yazar), Loredana Guida (Yazar), Alberto Parise (Yazar), Nicoletta Cerundolo (Yazar), Chiara Bonaguri (Yazar), Rosalia Aloe (Yazar), Angela Guerra (Yazar), Tiziana Meschi (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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Aim. To investigate the clinical significance of procalcitonin (PCT) elevation on hospital admission for coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) and its association with mortality in oldest old patients (age>75 years). Methods. The clinical records of 1074 patients with chest high-resolution computed-t...