Matrix metalloproteinase-8: a useful biomarker to refine the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia upon intensive care unit admission?

Affiliations

• ¹ Center of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [email protected].
• ² Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [email protected].
• ³ Center of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
• ⁴ Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
• ⁵ Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
• ⁶ Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
• ⁷ Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
• ⁸ Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
• ⁹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.