C-REACTIVE PROTEIN - A CLINICAL MARKER IN COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN - A CLINICAL MARKER IN COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA
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DOI:
10.1378/chest.108.5.1288
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发表时间:
1995-11-01
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影响因子:
9.6
通讯作者:
WINTER, JH
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作者:
SMITH, RP;LIPWORTH, BJ;WINTER, JH
Study objective: To assess the range of plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) in patients presenting with community-acquired pneumonia and to compare the serial changes of this acute-phase protein with clinical outcome.Design: Prospective hospital-based study, including separate retrospective case series.Patients: Twenty-eight consecutive patients (mean age, 60 years) admitted to our hospital with community-acquired pneumonia were studied. Serial daily plasma samples were taken and assayed for CRP, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), and interleukin 6 (IL-6), Clinical parameters, laboratory data, and response to treatment were recorded. Four other patients considered to be antibiotic failures (three empyemas, one death) were studied separately.Results: Two patients died. Of those who survived, mean (+/-SD) CRP values for days 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 were as follows: 136+/-43, 96+/-44, 53+/-36, 54+/-43, and 44+/-31 mg/L. CRP levels on day 1 in patients who had received antibiotics prior to hospital admission were significantly lower than those who had not, 107+/-42 and 152+/-44 mg/L (p