Procalcitonin in Diagnosing and Prognosis Predicting of Ventilator-associated pneumonia and Its Clinical Significance
- VernacularTitle:降钙素原对呼吸机相关性肺炎诊断及预后判断的临床意义
- Author:
Zhenhua ZUO
;
Shaohua CAI
;
Hongxia LI
;
Changting LIU
;
Senyang YU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Ventilator-associated pneumonia;
Procalcitonin;
IL-6;
IL-8
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2006;0(12):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
1.2 ng/ml on the third day as a threshold,the sensitivity,and specificity in predicting the prognosis of VAP were 81.0%,and 87.5%,respectively. CONCLUSIONS The results suggested that serum PCT be important for the diagnosis of VAP.PCT concentration over 1.2 ng/ml as a threshold is more sensitive and specific to distinguishing different outcomes.And the sensitivity and specificity of PCT are better than that of IL-6,IL-8.
