2024
Association of antibiotics with the outcomes in COVID-19 pneumonia patients with elevated PCT levels
Raavi L, Isha S, Jonna S, Craver E, Nataraja H, Jenkins A, Hanson A, Venkataraman A, Balasubramanian P, Tekin A, Bansal V, Caples S, Khan S, Jain N, LaNou A, Kashyap R, Cartin-Ceba R, Patel B, Milian R, Venegas C, Shapiro A, Bhattacharyya A, Chaudhary S, Kiley S, Erben Y, Quinones Q, Patel N, Guru P, Franco P, Roy A, Sanghavi D. Association of antibiotics with the outcomes in COVID-19 pneumonia patients with elevated PCT levels. Respiratory Medicine 2024, 231: 107697. PMID: 38857810, DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2024.107697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 pneumonia patientsIntensive care unitSociety of Critical Care MedicinePneumonia patientsProcalcitonin levelsBacterial infectionsClinical evidence of bacterial infectionLow incidence of bacterial infectionRespiratory Illness Universal StudyEvidence of bacterial infectionPatients admitted with COVID-19 pneumoniaIncidence of bacterial infectionsRate of bacterial infectionsLow PCT groupProcalcitonin cut-offElevated PCT levelsProcalcitonin level <Intensive care unit LOSEarly de-escalationRetrospective cohort studyReduce hospital LOSIncreased hospital lengthCOVID-19 pneumoniaAssociation of antibioticsMayo Clinic sitesClinical Characteristics of 427 Unvaccinated Chinese Adult Patients with Maintenance Hemodialysis Infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant: A Retrospective Study
Ha X, Zhao Z, Zhao T, Muhetaer G, Wang X, Bao A, Duan Y, Zhuang J, Song X, Zhou Y, Zhang Q, Wu J, Fan M, Zhang L, Tian X, Jiang H. Clinical Characteristics of 427 Unvaccinated Chinese Adult Patients with Maintenance Hemodialysis Infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant: A Retrospective Study. Integrative Medicine In Nephrology And Andrology 2024, 11: e23-00018. DOI: 10.1097/imna-d-23-00018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2 Omicron infectionMaintenance hemodialysisClinical characteristicsMHD patientsSARS-CoV-2 Omicron variantSARS-CoV-2Disease severityFollow-upSerum C-reactive protein levelsOmicron infectionRisk factorsC-reactive protein levelsFollow-up assessmentIndependent risk factorSpectrum of disease severityChinese adult patientsTailored treatment strategiesNegative nucleic acidAdult MHD patientsMaintenance hemodialysis patientsHigh-risk populationArterial oxygen partial pressureOmicron variantProcalcitonin levelsPrognostic factorsProcalcitonin Levels and Bacterial Coinfection in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Implications for Antibiotic Use
Isha S, Satashia P, Raavi L, Jonna S, Jenkins A, Hanson A, Craver E, Balavenkataraman A, Tekin A, Bansal V, Caples S, Khan S, Jain N, LaNou A, Kashyap R, Cartin-Ceba R, Patel B, Milian R, Venegas C, Shapiro A, Bhattacharyya A, Chaudhary S, Kiley S, Erben Y, Quinones Q, Patel N, Guru P, Franco P, Sanghavi D, Roy A. Procalcitonin Levels and Bacterial Coinfection in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Implications for Antibiotic Use. CHEST Critical Care 2024, 2: 100035. DOI: 10.1016/j.chstcc.2023.100035.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Fever, Hypotension, and a Worsening Necrotic Wound
Peterson DM, Damsky WE, Vesely MD. Fever, Hypotension, and a Worsening Necrotic Wound. JAMA 2022, 327: 1496-1497. PMID: 35311923, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.2806.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2019
The Importance of Serological Procalcitonin Levels After Autologous Microsurgical Transplantation
Safi AF, Schröder K, Kauke M, Safi S, Zöller JE, Zinser M. The Importance of Serological Procalcitonin Levels After Autologous Microsurgical Transplantation. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30817542, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue defectsPCT levelsProcalcitonin levelsSystemic inflammationMicrosurgical interventionTissue defectsPCT cutoff levelPerioperative systemic inflammationHigh mortality rateMicrovascular transplantsMicrovascular transplantationSevere complicationsSevere morbidityRetrospective studySurgical interventionTransplant lossMicrosurgical transplantationTreatment strategiesInclusion criteriaCutoff levelMortality ratePatientsReconstructive surgeonPathological levelsDetectable increase
2009
Novel Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection–-A systematic Review
Nanda N, Juthani-Mehta M. Novel Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection–-A systematic Review. Biomarker Insights 2009, 4: bmi.s3155. PMID: 19707519, PMCID: PMC2729697, DOI: 10.4137/bmi.s3155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower urinary tract infectionsUrinary tract infectionClinical presentationNovel biomarkersTract infectionsElevated serum procalcitonin levelsKidney transplant recipientsSerum procalcitonin levelsPediatric age groupExtremes of ageTime of presentationSpinal cord injuryClinical management decisionsPaucity of dataAsymptomatic bacteriuriaProcalcitonin levelsTransplant recipientsAggressive treatmentSignificant morbidityUrine cultureCord injuryInterleukin-6High prevalenceImmunocompromised individualsDiagnostic criteria
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