Patterns of c-reactive protein RATIO response in severe community-acquired pneumonia : a cohort study

INTRODUCTION: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission remains a severe medical condition, presenting ICU mortality rates reaching 30%. The aim of this study was to assess the value of different patterns of C-reactive protein (CRP)-ratio response to antibiotic therapy in patients with severe CAP requiring ICU admission as an early maker of outcome.

METHODS: In total, 191 patients with severe CAP were prospectively included and CRP was sampled every other day from D1 to D7 of antibiotic prescription. CRP-ratio was calculated in relation to D1 CRP concentration. Patients were classified according to an individual pattern of CRP-ratio response with the following criteria: fast response - when D5 CRP was less than or equal to 0.4 of D1 CRP concentration; slow response - when D5 CRP was > 0.4 and D7 less than or equal to 0.8 of D1 CRP concentration; nonresponse - when D7 CRP was > 0.8 of D1 CRP concentration. Comparison between ICU survivors and non-survivors was performed.

RESULTS: CRP-ratio from D1 to D7 decreased faster in survivors than in non-survivors (p = 0.01). The ability of CRP-ratio by D5 to predict ICU outcome assessed by the area under the ROC curve was 0.73 (95% Confidence Interval, 0.64 - 0.82). By D5, a CRP concentration above 0.5 of the initial level was a marker of poor outcome (sensitivity 0.81, specificity 0.58, positive likelihood ratio 1.93, negative likelihood ratio 0.33). The time-dependent analysis of CRP-ratio of the three patterns (fast response n = 66; slow response n = 81; nonresponse n = 44) was significantly different between groups (p < 0.001). The ICU mortality rate was considerably different according to the patterns of CRP-ratio response: fast response 4.8%, slow response 17.3% and nonresponse 36.4% (p < 0.001).

CONCLUSIONS: In severe CAP, sequential evaluation of CRP-ratio was useful in the early identification of patients with poor outcome. The evaluation of CRP-ratio pattern of response to antibiotics during the first week of therapy was useful in the recognition of the individual clinical evolution.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2012

Erschienen:

2012

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Critical care (London, England) - 16(2012), 2 vom: 12. Dez., Seite R53

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Coelho, Luís M [VerfasserIn]
Salluh, Jorge I F [VerfasserIn]
Soares, Márcio [VerfasserIn]
Bozza, Fernando A [VerfasserIn]
Verdeal, Juan Carlos R [VerfasserIn]
Castro-Faria-Neto, Hugo C [VerfasserIn]
Lapa e Silva, José Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Bozza, Patrícia T [VerfasserIn]
Póvoa, Pedro [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-41-4
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Biomarkers
C-Reactive Protein
Journal Article
Multicenter Study

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Date Completed 09.05.2016

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/cc11291

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM216505062