Pentraxin-3: A novel biomarker for discriminating parapneumonic from other exudative effusions

Background and objective Pentraxin‐3 (PTX‐3) is a relatively new marker of inflammation that has not been previously tested in pleural effusions. We aimed to assess whether PTX‐3 is an accurate biomarker of parapneumonic effusions (PPE) and whether it discriminates complicated (CPPE)from non‐complic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) Vic.), 2013-05, Vol.18 (4), p.657-662
Hauptverfasser:	Ozsu, Savas, Abul, Yasin, Mentese, Ahmet, Bektas, Hayriye, Uzun, Aysegul, Ozlu, Tevfik, Porcel, José M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Bacterial Infections - diagnosis Bacterial Infections - metabolism Biomarkers - metabolism C-reactive protein C-Reactive Protein - metabolism Cohort Studies diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Logistic Models Lung Diseases - diagnosis Lung Diseases - metabolism Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis Lung Neoplasms - metabolism Male Middle Aged parapneumonic pleural effusion pentraxin-3 Pleural Effusion - diagnosis Pleural Effusion - metabolism Prospective Studies Pulmonary Embolism - diagnosis Pulmonary Embolism - metabolism Retrospective Studies ROC Curve Sensitivity and Specificity Serum Amyloid P-Component - metabolism
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