title: Is Procalcitonin Really Useful for Diagnosis and Prognosis of COPD Exacerbations Requiring Mechanical Ventilation?
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Hospital of Val d'Arda, Piacenza, Italy.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giorgi-Pierfranceschi
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cravo
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dentali
authors.forename: Antonio M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Esquinas
mesh_terms: D002116:Calcitonin; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; D012121:Respiration, Artificial
chemical_list: D002116:Calcitonin