Markers of treatment failure in hospitalised community acquired pneumonia
Markers of treatment failure in hospitalised community acquired pneumonia
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DOI:
10.1136/thx.2007.086785
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发表时间:
2008-05-01
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影响因子:
10
通讯作者:
Torres, A.
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作者:
Menendez, R.;Cavalcanti, M.;Torres, A.
Background: Lack of response to treatment in community acquired pneumonia (CAP) worsens outcome. We evaluated the systemic cytokine profile (tumour necrosis factor a, interleukin (IL) 1, IL6, IL8 and IL10), C reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) in patients with CAP who had treatment failure.Methods: A prospective study was performed in hospitalised patients with CAP. Cytokines, PCT and CRP measurements were obtained on day 1 and after 72 h of treatment. Treatment failure was the endpoint evaluated, with separation of those with early (= 169 pg/ml), IL8 (>= 14 pg/ml) and CRP (>= 21.9 mg/dl) on day 1 had independent predictive value for any treatment failure after adjustment for initial severity; relative risks ( OR) found were 1.9, 2.2 and 2.6, respectively. Increased levels for CRP and PCT on day 1 were also independent predictors for early failure. Increased levels for IL6 and CRP were the best predictors of late failure.Conclusions: Serum levels of CRP, IL6 and PCT on days 1 and 3 were independently associated with a higher risk of any treatment failure. Low levels of PCT and CRP on day 1 had a high negative predictive value for early failure.