Role of procalcitonin in diagnosis and antibiotics therapy of community acquired pneumonia / 实用医学杂志
The Journal of Practical Medicine
; (24): 3236-3238, 2014.
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Objective To explore the role of procalcitonin (PCT) in diagnosis and antibiotics therapy of community acquired pneumonia (CAP). Methods A total of 296 patients with CAP and 221 patients with other diseases were included. PCT levels between CAP patients and non-CAP patients, aged and non-aged CAP patients were analyzed. SPSS19.0 was used to make ROC, and the maximum Youden index to determine the optimal cutoff value, the corresponding sensitivity (SEN) and specificity (SPE). Results PCT levels in CAP patients were significantly higher than those in non-CAP (P0.05). Conclusion PCT has a high value in diagnosis and antibiotics therapy of CAP.
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Diagnostic_studies
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Zh
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The Journal of Practical Medicine
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2014
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Article