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 …

Severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can manifest as a viral-induced
hyperinflammation with multiorgan dysfunction. It has been documented that severe COVID …

Clin Microbiol Infect 2011; 17 (Suppl. 6): E1–E59 Abstract This document is an update of
Guidelines published in 2005 and now includes scientific publications through to May 2010 …

SYNOPSIS OF RECOMMENDATIONS A summary of the initial management of patients
admitted to hospital with suspected community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is presented in …

Background Antibiotic overuse in respiratory illness is common and is associated with drug
resistance and hospital-acquired infection. Biomarkers that can identify bacterial infections …

Die vorliegende Leitlinie umfasst ein neues und aktualisiertes Konzept der Behandlung und
Prävention von erwachsenen Patienten mit ambulant erworbener Pneumonie und löst die …

Infection is often difficult to recognize in critically ill patients because of the marked
coexisting inflammatory process. Lack of early recognition prevents timely resuscitation and …

Background Inflammatory biomarkers are associated with severity of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19). However, direct comparisons of their utility in COVID-19 versus other …

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is defined as an acute symptomatic infection of the
lower respiratory tract which in general develops outside of a hospital or nursing home …

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 …