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Procalcitonin kinetics in the first 48 hours of ICU admission is associated with higher mortality in critically ill patients with community-acquired pneumonia in a setting of high HIV prevalence

Published in: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Volume 24 , issue 5 , 2018 , pages: 128–134

DOI: 10.1080/22201181.2018.1514787

Author(s): K Naidoo Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa , K De Vasconcellos Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa , DL Skinner Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa

Keywords: critical care , procalcitonin , intensive care , prognosis , severe community acquired pneumonia

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Abstract

Background: Severe community acquired pneumonia (CAP) commonly results in ICU admission and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Procalcitonin (PCT) may assist risk stratification and prediction of aetiology but is not well studied in critically ill patients with a high HIV prevalence.

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