Procalcitonin, brain natriuretic peptide and albumin as markers to predict prognosis in hospitalized older Japanese patients with a risk of infection.
Toshihiro HigashikawaToru ItoTomohiko ItoTakuro MizunoKeiichirou IshigamiKengo KurokiNaoto MaekawaDaisuke UsudaMichiteru YoshidaTakuro MoritaHamada KazuHiroshi YanoKento TakeshimaTakatoshi HaraguchiShinya YamadaSohsuke YamadaTomoyuki UshimotoRyusho SangenToshihide IzumidaJun KiyosawaTaisuke OnoMasaharu IguchiYukihiro WatoTakeshi NakahashiYuji KasamakiAkihiro FukudaTsugiyasu KandaShigeto MorimotoMasashi OkuroPublished in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2024)
Concentration-dependent high PCT, high BNP and low Alb were positive risk factors associated with poor prognosis in hospitalized older patients with a risk of infection. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2024; 24: 571-576.