The Clinical Significance of Procalcitonin Elevation in Patients over 75 Years Old Admitted for COVID-19 Pneumonia

Aim. To investigate the clinical significance of procalcitonin (PCT) elevation on hospital admission for coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) and its association with mortality in oldest old patients (age>75 years). Methods. The clinical records of 1074 patients with chest high-resolution computed-t...

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Main Authors: Andrea Ticinesi, Antonio Nouvenne, Beatrice Prati, Loredana Guida, Alberto Parise, Nicoletta Cerundolo, Chiara Bonaguri, Rosalia Aloe, Angela Guerra, Tiziana Meschi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5593806
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