Serum procalcitonin is a valuable diagnostic marker in acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia. Issue 3 (21st March 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nagata, Kazuma; Tomii, Keisuke; Otsuka, Kojiro; Tachikawa, Ryo; Nakagawa, Atsushi; Otsuka, Kyoko; Takeshita, Junpei; Tanaka, Kosuke; Matsumoto, Takeshi; Monden, Kazuya; Kawamura, Takahisa; Tamai, Koji
• Is Part Of: Respirology. Volume 18:Issue 3(2013)
• Page Start: 439
• Page End: 446
• Publication Date: 2013-03-21
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory organs -- Periodicals; 612.2
• DOI: 10.1111/resp.12018
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1323-7799

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>See Editorial, page 389</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic role of serum procalcitonin in patients with acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia. We found that serum procalcitonin was a useful marker in discriminating from bacterial pneumonia. However, serum procalcitonin was not useful as a prognostic marker.</p> </abstract>