Serum and alveolar procalcitonin had a weak diagnostic value for ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with pulmonary infection score ≥ 6

• Main Authors: Shokri Mehran (Author), Ghasemian Roya (Author), Bayani Masomeh (Author), Maleh Parviz Amri (Author), Kamrani Masoumeh (Author), Sadeghi- (Author), Ebrahimpour Soheil (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sciendo, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background. Measuring the serum and alveolar procalcitonin level as inflammatory marker in the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) has been taken into account. In this study, serum and alveolar procalcitonin levels in patients with suspected VAP and patients with confirmed VAP were co...