Procalcitonin compared to C-reactive protein and leukocyte count. A comparative analysis of baseline markers of bacterial co-infection in patients admitted with a viral respiratory tract infection. A retrospective observational cohort study
All biomarkers had relatively low sensitivity for bacteraemia and bacterial pneumonia in patients with viral respiratory tract infection.
Authors
- Lars Dalgaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-6821)
- Holm Ms
- Lotte Ebdrup
- Anita Rath Sørensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3917-058X)
- Britta Tarp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3611-4440)
- Rajesh Mohey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9527-4623)
- Thomas Greve (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3232-7895)
- Jacob Dvinge Redder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8588-9547)
- Merete Storgaard
- Lars Østergaard
- Jacob Rudjord Therkilsen
- Bo Langhoff Hønge
Institutions
- Glostrup Hospital (DK)
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
- Regionshospitalet Viborg (DK)
- Regionshospitalet Silkeborg (DK)
- Regional Hospital Horsens (DK)
- Regional Hospital Randers (DK)
- Data Management (Italy) (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/23744235.2026.2636718
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00