Serial Procalcitonin Levels Correlate with Microbial Etiology in Hospitalized Patients with Pneumonia
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.846
Abstract: Abstract Background Procalcitonin (PCT) is a biomarker that is finding increasing diagnostic and prognostic utility in lower respiratory infections. It remains unclear, however, whether it can be helpful in predicting the bacterial etiology of pneumonia,… read more here.
Keywords: procalcitonin levels; serial procalcitonin; etiology; microbial etiology ... See more keywords
Periodontal microbiology and microbial etiology of periodontal diseases: Historical concepts and contemporary perspectives.
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DOI: 10.1111/prd.12473
Abstract: This narrative review summarizes the collective knowledge on periodontal microbiology, through a historical timeline that highlights the European contribution in the global field. The etiological concepts on periodontal disease culminate to the ecological plaque hypothesis… read more here.
Keywords: microbial etiology; periodontal microbiology; microbiology microbial; etiology ... See more keywords
Pneumonia in myasthenia gravis: Microbial etiology and clinical management
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.1016728
Abstract: Introduction Patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) are prone to the development of pneumonia due to the long-term immunotherapies they receive and a tendency for aspiration. Pneumonia remains a risk factor for MG worsening and is… read more here.
Keywords: microbial etiology; pneumonia; etiology; gravis microbial ... See more keywords