1. Bacteremia and MR-proANP changes in mild community-acquired pneumonia.
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Guinard-Barbier S, Chenevier-Gobeaux C, Grabar S, Quinquis L, Schmidt J, Hausfater P, Casalino E, Huet S, Pourriat JL, Renaud B, and Claessens YE
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- Adult, Bacteremia metabolism, France, Humans, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Atrial Natriuretic Factor metabolism, Bacteremia microbiology, Community-Acquired Infections metabolism, Pneumonia, Bacterial metabolism
- Abstract
Background: Mid-regional pro-atrial natriuretic peptide (MR-proANP) increases with severity in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). We investigated whether changes of MR-proANP correlated to bacteremia., Methods: 392 adult patients with CAP visiting emergency department from a prospective observational multicenter study., Results: MR-proANP levels increased in patients with positive bacteremia (92.8 pmol/L vs. 84.3 pmol/L, pā=ā0.04). Performance of MR-proANP to detect bacteremia (0.60) was equivalent to CRP (0.59) but less accurate than PCT (0.69)., Conclusion: MR-ANP poorly predicts bacteremia in CAP patients.
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- 2011
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