Ability of procalcitonin to distinguish between bacterial and nonbacterial infection in severe acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary syndrome in the ICU

@ABsteward Possibly due to 👉🏽the poor ability to detect bacterial vs viral infection in this group https://t.co/mZEJEfAzoP 👉initial viral infection can become bacterial infection later and this is not detected by initial PCT

On ne le dira jamais assez 👇🏻

RT @DamienBarraud: En 2021, on dépense encore de l'argent public pour montrer que la PCT ne sert à rien...Bon pour la 232119293ème fois, ca…

RT @DamienBarraud: En 2021, on dépense encore de l'argent public pour montrer que la PCT ne sert à rien...Bon pour la 232119293ème fois, ca…

RT @CCPharmacists: "Despite⬆️PCT levels in severe AECOPD caused by bacterial infection, PCT had a poor accuracy to distinguish bacterial &…

"Despite⬆️PCT levels in severe AECOPD caused by bacterial infection, PCT had a poor accuracy to distinguish bacterial & nonbacterial infection. PCT might not be sufficient as a standalone marker for initiating antibiotic treatment." #PharmICU #TwitteR

https://t.co/Kzz4qNOCSx COPDの重症急性増悪患者の、細菌性と非細菌性を区別するために入院時(H0)、6h後(H6)、24h後(H24)PCTの精度を調べた後ろ向き研究 結果は、細菌感染+と感染なし群の間ではPCTは差があったが、細菌感染+とウイルス感染+の間では有意差が認められなかった。 #当麻_感染