Open AccessRelationship between serum procalcitonin level and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s) -
Hamid Borsi,
Elham Pajohan Nia,
Mehrdad Dargahi-Malamir,
Hanieh Raji
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_468_18
Subject(s) - medicine , procalcitonin , copd , exacerbation , etiology , bode index , pneumonia , biomarker , acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , pulmonary disease , disease , intensive care medicine , pulmonary rehabilitation , sepsis , biochemistry , chemistry
Differentiation of the etiologies of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) and differential diagnosis of other causes of respiratory attacks in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients are challenging. Serum procalcitonin (PCT) which is a biomarker of bacterial infection, but not viral infections, could possibly recognize AECOPD requiring antibiotic treatment from other etiologies of respiratory attack.