Efficacy of a paper-based interleukin-6 test strip combined with a spectrum-based optical reader for sequential monitoring and early recognition of respiratory failure in elderly pneumonia-a pilot study

• Auteurs principaux: Cheng-Han Chen (Auteur), Yi-Chen Fu (Auteur), Yi-Tzu Lee (Auteur), Kai-Sheng Hsieh (Auteur), Ching-Fen Shen (Auteur), Chao-Min Cheng (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
• Accès en ligne: Connect to this object online.

Introduction: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is lethal in elderly individuals who are more vulnerable to respiratory failure and require more emergency ventilation support than younger individuals. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) plays a crucial role and has predictive value in CAP; high serum IL-6 concent...