title: Procalcitonin levels predict bacteremia in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective cohort trial.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Mirjam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Christ-Crain
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bregenzer
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zimmerli
authors.forename: Beat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schuetz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006023:Glycoproteins; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; C000606589:CALCA protein, human; D006023:Glycoproteins; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide