Prognostic Value of Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein in 1608 Critically Ill Patients with Severe Influenza Pneumonia

• Main Authors: Raquel Carbonell (Author), Gerard Moreno (Author), Ignacio Martín-Loeches (Author), Frederic Gomez-Bertomeu (Author), Carolina Sarvisé (Author), Josep Gómez (Author), María Bodí (Author), Emili Díaz (Author), Elisabeth Papiol (Author), Sandra Trefler (Author), Mercedes Nieto (Author), Angel Estella (Author), María Jiménez Herrera (Author), Pablo Vidal Cortés (Author), Juan José Guardiola (Author), Jordi Solé-Violán (Author), Alejandro Rodríguez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<i>Background</i>: Procalcitonin (PCT) and C-Reactive protein (CRP) are well-established sepsis biomarkers. The association of baseline PCT levels and mortality in pneumonia remains unclear, and we still do not know whether biomarkers levels could be related to the causative microorganis...