Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Department of Respiratory, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, P.R. China

Publications

• Case Report   
  Effect of Neutrophil CD64 Index in Elderly Patient with Community- acquired Pneumonia
  Author(s): Yan Li*, Suhang Wang, Jie Cao and Jing Zhang
  
  Background: Elderly patient with community-acquired pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of death. During the clinical diagnosis and treatment, some elderly patients do not have typical clinical symptoms. Therefore establishment of safe and effective diagnosis, prognostic assessment systems is important for clinicians. Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic value of the neutrophil CD64 (nCD64) index in elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Methods: One hundred and twenty-eight elderly patients (≥ 65year) diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia from December 2018 to December 2020. All patients were further subdivided into two groups: Non severe community-acquired pneumonia (N-SCAP) group and severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP) group. nCD64 index, procalc.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.10001494

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