Diagnostic and Prognostic Values of Pleural Fluid Procalcitonin in Parapneumonic Pleural Effusions

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
2905396	Chest	2009	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

S-PCT has higher diagnostic accuracy than PF-PCT in differentiating PPPEs from non-PPPEs. However, both PF-PCT and S-PCT are useful in the severity assessment of patients with PPPEs. The PF-PCT/S-PCT ratio may help to predict prolonged chest tube drainage.

Keywords

APACHE PCT PSI ROC AUC Tuberculosis Serum Pneumonia severity index confidence interval Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation lactate dehydrogenase LDH Pleural fluid area under the curve Parapneumonic pleural effusion Procalcitonin Community-acquired pneumonia CaP receiver operating characteristic