Background The aim of the present study was to evaluate the C-reactive protein level, the
body temperature and the white cell count in patients after prescription of antibiotics in order …

Introduction Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) requiring intensive care unit (ICU)
admission remains a severe medical condition, presenting ICU mortality rates reaching …

Introduction C-reactive protein (CRP) has been shown to be a valuable marker in the
diagnosis of infection and in monitoring its response to antibiotics. Our objective was to …

Introduction Hospital-acquired pneumonia after surgery is one of the major causes of septic
shock. The excessive inflammatory response appears to be responsible for the increased …

Introduction Several biomarkers have been studied in febrile neutropenia. Our aim was to
assess C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration in septic critically ill cancer patients and to …

Introduction This study sought to assess the prognostic value of the kinetics of procalcitonin
(PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP) and clinical scores (clinical pulmonary infection score …

Introduction Accurate and timely diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial infections in
patients with systemic inflammation remains challenging both for clinician and laboratory …

Background Improving timeliness of pathogen identification is crucial to allow early
adaptation of antibiotic therapy and improve prognosis in patients with pneumonia. We …

Introduction The present study aimed to investigate changes of the immune response
between sepsis due to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and sepsis due to other types …

Background Early appropriate antibiotic therapy reduces morbidity and mortality of severe
pneumonia. However, the emergence of bacterial resistance requires the earliest use of …