Procalcitonin as a biomarker for ventilator associated pneumonia in COVID-19 patients : Is it an useful stewardship tool?

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Ventilator associated pneumonia(VAP) is a severe complication that can lead to high mortality when not early identified or when therapy is delayed. The aim of this study was to evaluate procalcitonin(PCT) as a biomarker for VAP development. In total, 73 hospitalized patients with COVID-19 were analyzed. PCT levels greater than 0.975ng/mL were more related to VAP. No association was found for C-reactive protein (CRP). The results show that procalcitonin may be a pertinent biomarker for VAP diagnosis and can be a helpful tool for antibiotic withdrawal.

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ErratumIn: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2022 Aug;103(4):115698. - PMID 35688720

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:101

Enthalten in:

Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 101(2021), 2 vom: 15. Okt., Seite 115344

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Côrtes, Marina Farrel [VerfasserIn]
de Almeida, Bianca Leal [VerfasserIn]
Espinoza, Evelyn Patricia Sanchez [VerfasserIn]
Campos, Aléia Faustina [VerfasserIn]
do Nascimento Moura, Maria Luiza [VerfasserIn]
Salomão, Matias C [VerfasserIn]
Boszczowski, Icaro [VerfasserIn]
Freire, Maristela Pinheiro [VerfasserIn]
de Carvalho, Laina Bubach [VerfasserIn]
Paranhos-Baccalà, Gláucia [VerfasserIn]
Costa, Silvia Figueiredo [VerfasserIn]
Guimarães, Thaís [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Biomarkers
COVID-19
Journal Article
Procalcitonin
SARS-Cov-2 pandemic
Secondary infection
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

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Date Completed 14.09.2021

Date Revised 18.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

ErratumIn: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2022 Aug;103(4):115698. - PMID 35688720

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2021.115344

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NLM327890088