This study is a cross-sectional study, was conducted at Chest department of Kasr Al-ainy Hospital, Cairo university during the period between October 2020 and April 2021. The aim of the work was to evaluate levels of acute phase reactants(APR) in Non-COVID-19 bacterial pneumonia, and to correlate between levels of APR and the disease severity.
51 patients were included in our study, diagnosed as Non-COVID pneumonia Inclusion criteria: 1. PCR(polymerase chain reaction) negative for COVID. 2. All patients of both sexes with pneumonia . Exclusion criteria: 1. Non pulmonary infections. 2. Post surgery patients. 3. Renal patients. 4. hepatic patients. 5. Cardiac patients. 6. Recent pulmonary embolism. Methodology in details: All patients were subjected to: 1. Full history with emphasis on: * Epidemiological features (age, gender). * Risk factors (smoking, DM). * Clinical presentation (cough, Fever and duration of illness). 2. Clinical examination (local chest examination). 3. Laboratory investigations: venous blood samples were taken to measure APR
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
51
blood sampling to measure APR
Kasr alainy school of medicine
Cairo, Egypt
measurement of APR levels in non-Covid-19 pneumonia
assessment of the level of APR and its relation to disease severity
Time frame: 6 months
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