Title: Application of procalcitonin in diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia in lung cancer patients
Abstract: Objective:To evaluate the practical value of procalcitonin(PCT)in diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia in lung cancer patients.Methods: A total of 86 lung cancer patients with a complication of pneumonia were reviewed.According to the diagnostic criteria of pathogens of pneumonia,54 patients were enrolled in bacterial pneumonia group and 32 patients in non-bacterial pneumonia group.The PCT level and the C-reactive protein(CRP)level of the two groups were determined and compared with each other.Results: There was significant difference in PCT level between bacterial pneumonia patients and non-bacterial pneumonia patients group(P0.05).The difference in CRP level between bacterial pneumonia patients and non-bacterial pneumonia patients group was not significant(P0.05).There was significant difference between the higher level rate of PCT and CRP in 54 lung cancer patients with bacterial pneumonia(P0.05),and the two indicators were not associated with each other for diagnosing bacterial pneumonia.Conclusion: Monitoring the PCT level in lung cancer patients would have an obvious clinical significance for finding bacterial pneumonia.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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