Procalcitonin in community acquired pneumonia

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to find out a specific and sensitive method for diagnosing bacterial origin of pneumonia. The study included four groups of patients The first group included 20 children suffering from pneumonia, while the second group included 20 normal children of the same ages as controls; the third group included 27 adults admitted to the hospital with pneumonia and the fourth group included 20 normal adults as controls. Procalcitonin was measured in all groups. There was a significant difference between the patients and the control groups in both children and adults