The behavior and diagnostic utility of procalcitonin and five other inflammatory molecules in critically ill patients with respiratory distress and suspected 2009 influenza a H1N1 infection

During the 2009 influenza A H1N1 pandemic, it became difficult to differentiate viral infections from other conditions in patients admitted to the intensive care unit. We sought to evaluate the behavior and diagnostic utility of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and four other molecules in patients...

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Published in:	Clinics (São Paulo, Brazil) Vol. 67; no. 4; pp. 327 - 334
Main Authors:	Paiva, Mariana Benevides Santos, Botoni, Fernando Antônio, Teixeira, Antônio Lúcio, de Miranda, Aline Silva, de Oliveira, Clara Rodrigues Alves, de Oliveira Abrahão, Jamila, Faria, Guilherme Marques, Nobre, Vandack
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazil Elsevier España, S.L.U 01-01-2012 Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Medicina / USP Elsevier España
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Biomarker Biomarkers - blood C-reactive protein C-Reactive Protein - analysis Calcitonin - blood Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Clinical Science Critical Illness Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype Influenza, Human - complications Influenza, Human - diagnosis Interleukin-1beta - blood Male MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL Prospective Studies Protein Precursors - blood Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult - etiology Sensitivity Severe respiratory distress syndrome Specificity Virus Diseases - diagnosis Young Adult Biomarker Sensitivity Specificity C-reactive protein Severe respiratory distress syndrome
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