Pro-adrenomedullin, procalcitonin and CRP levels to predict bacterial pneumonia in patients admitted to emergency room

A. Lacoma, C. Prat, P. Tudela, M. Giménez, A. Ramirez, J. M. Mòdol, J. Dominguez, V. Ausina (Badalona, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Biomarkers and outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia
Session: Biomarkers and outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1476
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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A. Lacoma, C. Prat, P. Tudela, M. Giménez, A. Ramirez, J. M. Mòdol, J. Dominguez, V. Ausina (Badalona, Spain). Pro-adrenomedullin, procalcitonin and CRP levels to predict bacterial pneumonia in patients admitted to emergency room. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 1476

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