Sequential Measurements of Pentraxin 3 Serum Levels in Patients with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Nested Case-Control Study.
Huseyin BilginMurat HalilogluAli YamanPinar AyBeliz BilgiliMustafa Kemal ArslantaşFiliz Ture OzdemirGoncagul HaklarIsmail CinelLutfiye MulazimogluPublished in: The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale (2018)
With the suspicion of VAP, a pentraxin 3 plasma breakpoint of 2.56 ng/mL could contribute to the decision of whether to start antibiotics.