Diagnostic Utility of Pleural C-Reactive Protein and Procalcitonin for Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion: A Head-to-Head Comparison Study
Pleural fluid CRP possesses moderate diagnostic capability for PPE, while PCT exhibits limited diagnostic utility. Additionally, the combined application of CRP and PCT does not confer any significant enhancement in diagnostic accuracy over the use of CRP alone.
Authors
- Zhide Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3679-4992)
- Wen‐Qi Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2970-3768)
- Jian-Xun Wen
- Qianghua Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7483-0478)
- Wenhui Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6388-7452)
- Qian Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1720-9057)
- Yingjun Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6332-9706)
- Li Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5427-2552)
- Yan Niu
- Su‐Na Cha
- Feng Zhou
- Ling Hai
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Inner Mongolia Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection and Drug Resistance
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/idr.s493610
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52