Can Serum Surfactant Protein D Levels be used as an Effective Factor Instead of Clinical Severity Scores of Pneumonia in Pediatric Emergency Departments?

Acikgoz, Mehmet; Guzel, Ahmet; Sisman, Bulent; Karadag, Adil; Murat, Naci; Paksu, Sukru

doi:10.5152/eajem.2016.24119

Can Serum Surfactant Protein D Levels be used as an Effective Factor Instead of Clinical Severity Scores of Pneumonia in Pediatric Emergency Departments?

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Acikgoz M., Guzel A., Sisman B., Karadag A., Murat N., Paksu S.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.15, no.1, pp.1-6, 2016 (ESCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 15 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.5152/eajem.2016.24119
Journal Name: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.1-6
Keywords: Community acquired pneumonia, surfactant protein D, pneumonia clinical severity index, pediatric emergency, VIRAL PNEUMONIA, LUNG INJURY, BACTERIAL, DIFFERENTIATION, ETIOLOGY, KL-6
Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: To investigate whether serum surfactant protein D (SP-D) level is an applicable indicator in differentiating bacterial and viral pneumonia and determining clinical severity in cases with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).