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  1. 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

    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

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: 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
    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...
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