Clinical significance of procalcitonin combined with hypersensitive c-reactive protein detection in senile pneumonia

Objective To discuss the clinical significance of procalcitonin (PCT) combined with hypersensitive c-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in the diagnosis of senile pneumonia.Methods 30 cases of senile pneumonia patients who received and goy cured in our hospital from March 2009 to March 2013 were selected as observation group,30 cases of healthy medical examiner in the corresponding period were chosen as control group,then we compared PCT,hs-CRP concentration differences of the two groups by using solid-phase sandwich method enzyme-linked immunosorbent (ELISA),and took linear correlation analysis of the two indexes (PCT,hs-CRP).Results (1) The PCT level of the observation group was (1.12 ± 0.26) μ g/L,and the hs-CRP level was (4.79 ± 0.23) mg/L,in the control group,the PCT and hs-CRP were (0.25 ± 0.09) μ g/L and (1.44 ± 0.06)mg/L respectively,the two groups had statistically significant differences by comparison (P ＜ 0.01),the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group; (2) serum PCT and hs-CRP levels were positively correlated in the observation group (r=0.759,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Procalcitonin combined with hypersensitive c-reactive protein had higher application value in the diagnosis of senile pneumonia and the assessment of prognosis. Key words: Senile pneumonia;  Procalcitonin;  Hypersensitive c-reactive protein