title: Serum Copeptin Level as a Predictor of Outcome in Pneumonia.
abstract: This cross-sectional study included 41 children (age 2 mo-12 y) with pneumonia and 40 healthy controls. Assay of serum copeptin was done using ELISA. Median serum copeptin levels were significantly higher (P=0.03) in children with pneumonia, and in those who died (P=0.04). We conclude that serum copeptin levels seem to be associated with poor outcome in pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics and #Clinical and Chemical Pathology; Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt. basantsalah2003@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdel-Fattah
authors.forename: Bassant
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meligy
authors.forename: Riham
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: El-Sayed
authors.forename: Yosra A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: El-Naga
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012372:ROC Curve
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D006020:Glycopeptides; C048197:copeptins