Sepsis is defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host
response to infection. In this context, biomarkers could be considered as indicators of either …

Introduction Considering the ongoing increase in antibiotic resistance, the importance of
judicious use of antibiotics through reduction of exposure is crucial. Adding procalcitonin …

Purpose Although the prevalence of community-acquired respiratory bacterial coinfection
upon hospital admission in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been …

Purpose: Elevated ferritin levels are associated with poor outcomes in Covid-19 patients.
Optimal timing of ferritin assessment and the merit of longitudinal values remains unclear …

Pneumonia is a growing problem worldwide and remains an important cause of morbidity,
hospitalizations, intensive care unit admission and mortality. Viruses are the causative …

Introduction Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are among the most frequent infections
and are prone to inappropriate antibiotic treatments. This results from a limited accuracy of …

Introduction Lower respiratory tract infections are amongst the main causes for
hospital/intensive care unit admissions and antimicrobial prescriptions. In order to reduce …

Pneumonia is common in the intensive care unit (ICU), infecting 27% of all critically ill
patients. Given the high prevalence of this disease state in the ICU, optimizing antimicrobial …

Bacterial and viral sepsis induce alterations of all hematological parameters and
procalcitonin is used as a biomarker of infection and disease severity. Our aim was to study …

Abstract Purpose of Review Maternal sepsis is a leading cause of maternal mortality. The
purpose of this review is to go in standard and nuanced care in its treatment and diagnosis …