Sepsis is defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host
response to infection. In this context, biomarkers could be considered as indicators of either …

Background Lung diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),
infections like influenza, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), asthma and …

Background: This document provides evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the
management of adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Methods: A …

Because of the diverse etiologies of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and the
limitations of current diagnostic modalities, serum procalcitonin levels have been proposed …

Purpose Severe community-acquired pneumonia (sCAP) is associated with high morbidity
and mortality, and whilst European and non-European guidelines are available for …

Procalcitonin (PCT) is a protein that consists of 116 amino acids and is the peptide precursor
of calcitonin. Calcitonin is initially biosynthesized as PCT, which, under normal conditions, is …

Abstract Purpose Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread around the world. Differentiation between pure …

ABSTRACT Background: Procalcitonin (PCT) and C-Reactive Protein (CRP) are useful
biomarkers to differentiate bacterial from viral or fungal infections, although the association …

Purpose Although the prevalence of community-acquired respiratory bacterial coinfection
upon hospital admission in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been …

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2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study. Lancet 2020; 395 …