Serum cortisol predicts death and critical disease independently of CRB-65 score in community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective observational cohort study Full Text
BMC Infectious Diseases, 05/02/2012
Kolditz M et al. – Cortisol predicts mortality and critical disease in hospitalised CAP–patients independently of clinical scores and inflammatory biomarkers. It should be incorporated into trials assessing optimal combinations of clinical criteria and biomarkers to improve initial high risk prediction in CAP.



