Is procalcitonin a reliable marker of bacterial community-acquired pneumonia in adults admitted to the emergency department during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic?
Stefano Malinverni, Maïa Nuňez, Frédéric Cotton, Delphine Martiny, Vincent Collot, Déborah Konopnicki, Stéphane Alard, Magali Bartiaux
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ProcalcitoninEmergency departmentMedicinePneumoniaPandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakEmergency medicineBetacoronavirusIntensive care medicineVirologyInternal medicineOutbreakSepsisInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseasePsychiatrySepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesNosocomial Infections in ICU