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Prognostic power of proadrenomedullin in community-acquired peumonia is independent on etiology.
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PMID:  22075489     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Biomarkers are useful in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Recently, mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin (MR-proADM) has shown potential prognostic utility. We sought to determine whether this prognostic role depends on different causes of CAP.We conducted a prospective cohort study of immunocompetent patients with CAP. PSI and CURB65 severity scores, blood C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), MR-proADM, and microbiological studies were systematically performed. Patients were grouped as bacterial, viral/atypical and mixed CAP, and were followed up at 30, 90 and 180 days, and 1 year.We recruited 228 CAP patients. Identification of at least one pathogen was achieved in 155 (68%).MR-proADM levels closely correlated with increasing severity scores and showed an important predictive power for complications and short and long-term mortality (1 yr). Its addition to PSI and CURB65 significantly improved their prognostic accuracy. A cutoff of MR-proADM of 0.646 nmol·L(-1) identified as high-risk to 92% of patients scored as PSI 4 and 5 classes. MR-proADM outcome prediction power was not affected by different etiologies.MR-pro-ADM has high short and long-term prognostic accuracy, and increases that of clinical scores. The prognostic value of MR-proADM is not modified by different possible CAP etiologies.
Authors:
S Bello; A B Lasierra; E Mincholé; S Fandos; M A Ruiz; E Vera; M Ferrer; R Menendez; A Torres
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-11-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1399-3003     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-14     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8803460     Medline TA:  Eur Respir J     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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*Servicio de Neumología. Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet. Zaragoza (Spain).
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