Abstract
Aim. One of the key issues of management of a patient with communityacquired pneumonia (CAP) is an adequate initial assessment of severity. This is especially important during CAP epidemic outbreaks among young patients in closed communities. Currently, several scales are used allowing a rational choice of a place of therapy on the basis of risk of poor outcome. These scales have advantages and disadvantages but they have not been studied in CAP patients in closed communities. Methods. A comparative analysis of diagnostic values of CRB65 and SMRTCO scales in 274 young patients in closed communities was performed. Procalcitonin (PCT) and Creactive protein (CRP) were measured. Discriminative values of the scales were estimated with the ROCanalysis. Results. CRB65 and SMRTCO scores were significantly related to PCT level. The correlation between SMRTCO score and PCT was closer compared to correlation between CRB65 score and PCT. Conclusion . The results have shown obvious perspectives in improvement SMRTCO score by adding PCT that could increase its sensitivity.
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