title: Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in hospitalized adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia or exacerbation of asthma or COPD.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Lung Health, University of Leicester, Leicester, England; Department of Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, England.
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bafadhel
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, England.
authors.forename: Tristan W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.affiliation: Institute for Lung Health, University of Leicester, Leicester, England.
authors.forename: Carlene
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, England.
authors.forename: Marie-Jo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, England; Department of Infectious Disease, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, England.
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Batham
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, England.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Barer
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, England; Department of Infectious Disease, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, England.
authors.forename: Karl G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Nicholson
authors.affiliation: Institute for Lung Health, University of Leicester, Leicester, England; Department of Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, England. Electronic address: ceb17@le.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Christopher E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Brightling
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001249:Asthma / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012372:ROC Curve; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; C000606589:CALCA protein, human; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide