Nonutility of procalcitonin for diagnosing bacterial pneumonia in patients with severe COVID-19
Cohen A, Glick L, Lee S, Kunitomo Y, Tsang D, Pitafi S, Toro P, Ristic N, Zhang E, Carey G, Datta R, Dela Cruz C, Gautam S. Nonutility of procalcitonin for diagnosing bacterial pneumonia in patients with severe COVID-19. European Clinical Respiratory Journal 2023, 10: 2174640. PMID: 36815942, PMCID: PMC9930745, DOI: 10.1080/20018525.2023.2174640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere COVID-19Bacterial superinfectionBacterial pneumoniaCOVID-19Lower respiratory culturesSuperimposed bacterial pneumoniaUtility of procalcitoninProcalcitonin measurementImmune biomarkersClinical resemblanceRespiratory culturesImmunomodulatory agentsProcalcitoninPatientsBacterial infectionsSuperinfectionCurve analysisSignificant riskCharacteristic curvePneumoniaTime of cultureDiagnosisInfectionBiomarkers