Alveolar pentraxin 3 as an early marker of microbiologically confirmed pneumonia: a threshold-finding prospective observational study — Tommaso Mauri (2014) | RDL Network
Alveolar pentraxin 3 as an early marker of microbiologically confirmed pneumonia: a threshold-finding prospective observational study
Article 2014 en
Authors
TM
Tommaso Mauri
AC
Andrea Coppadoro
MB
Michela Bombino
Abstract
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In this hypothesis-generating convenience sample, a PTX3 level ≥1 ng/ml in BAL fluid was discriminative of microbiologically confirmed pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients.
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