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 …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) affects up to 20% of critically ill patients and induces
significant antibiotic prescription pressure, accounting for half of all antibiotic use in the ICU …

The most recent European guidelines and task force reports on hospital-acquired
pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) were published almost 10 …

The evidence for the use of biomarkers to diagnose nosocomial pneumonia as a stand-
alone tool is low to moderate. Improved performance for both PCT and CRP can be obtained …

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Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most common nosocomial
infection, associated with considerable mortality and morbidity in critically ill patients; …

Background Procalcitonin (PCT) is a useful marker for pneumonia. However, its clinical
usefulness in elderly patients has not been studied extensively. This study aimed to assess …

Background: Procalcitonin (PCT) is being used as a marker of bacterial infections. Although
there are several studies showing the diagnostic yield of PCT to differentiate bacterial …

Background To evaluate whether soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1
(sTREM-1) can be used as an early predictor of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) …

Purpose We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of PCT to distinguish between gram-
negative (GN) and gram-positive (GP) bloodstream infections nosocomial pneumonia (NP) …