... technology assay (PCTKryptor®, B.R .A. H.M.S. AG, Hennigsdorf, Germany). The assay has a detection limit of 0.02 μg/L and functionalassay sensitivity of 0.06 μg/L.Statistical analysisDevelopment and ... into the pathophysiology and prognosis of a disease process. As a quantifiable tool it facilitates risk stratification and moni-toring of therapy as a surrogate outcome measure. In the future, a ... promising approach. As a limitation of this study, our findings may notunconditionally be applied to a general LRTI populationbecause of selection bias in regard to exclusion criteria of the underlying...