Multinational, observational study of procalcitonin in ICU patients with pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilation: a multicenter observational study

Frank Bloos; John C. Marshall; R.P. Dellinger; Jean Louis Vincent; Guillermo Gutiérrez; Emanuel P. Rivers; R.A. Balk; Pierre-François Laterre; Derek C. Angus; Konrad Reinhart; Frank M. Brunkhorst

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Multinational, observational study of procalcitonin in ICU patients with pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilation: a multicenter observational study

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Frank Bloos
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R.P. Dellinger

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PCT is associated with the severity of illness in patients with severe pneumonia and appears to be a prognostic marker of morbidity and mortality comparable to the APACHE II score.

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