Biomarker in der Diagnostik, Therapie und Prognose infektiöser Lungenerkrankungen

Abstract

Biomarkers play an important role in the management of infectious pulmonary diseases, even though there is only limited evidence that biomarker-guided therapies are superior to clinical strategies.Well-established indications for the use of biomarkers are the guidance of the duration of antibiotic therapy in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) by PCT, the decision against the use of antibiotics by CRP or PCT in ambulatory settings, and the evaluation of CAP treatment by CRP or PCT kinetics.In the prognostic assessment of CAP, the standard biomarkers of acute organ dysfunction should be given priority, e. g. leukocyte and platelet counts, creatinine/urea and lactate, in combination with clinical signs and symptoms.MR-pro-ADM could enrich diagnostics in the future. Genetic transcriptome analysis is a completely new and promising concept.

CRISPR-Cas13a-based detection method for avian influenza virus

“…Viral infectious diseases, particularly the emerging and re-emerging ones, are a major threat to human and animal health ( Unnewehr et al, 2018 ). Coronavirus disease 2019, which emerged in late 2019, rapidly spread globally, seriously affecting human health and life systems and causing severe negative impacts on the global economy ( Wang et al, 2020 ).…”