| Study [Ref.] | Study design | Patients | Mortality (at 28 days follow-up) Prediction rules used for assessing the severity of CAP | Target biomarkers |
| Park et al., 2012 [49] | prospective observational study | 126 adults | survivors (n = 110), non-survivors (n = 16) prediction rules: PSI, CURB65 score, IDSA/ATS guideline PSI class for Survivors: I, II and III (n = 70), IV (n = 28), V (n = 12) PSI class for Non-survivors: I, II and III (n = 1), IV (n = 4), V (n = 11) | PCT, CRP |
| Kim et al., 2017 [50] | retrospective chart review | 125 adults | survivors (n = 112), non-survivors (n = 13) prediction rules: PSI, CURB65 score, IDSA/ATS guideline, APACHE II, SOFA and qSOFA PSI class for Survivors: I, II and III (n = 55), IV or V (n = 57), PSI class for Non-survivors: I, II and III (n = 0), IV or V (n = 13), | PCT, CRP |
| Kruger et al., 2008 [51] | multicenter prospective observational study CAPNETZ | 1671 adults | survivors (n = 1476), non-survivors (n = 70), lost to follow-up (n = 125) CRB-65 score: 0 (n = 557), 1 (n = 608), 2 (n = 275), 3 (n = 58), 4 (n = 10)
| PCT, CRP, WBC |
| Que et al., 2015 [52] | retrospective analysis in small cohort | 77 adults | survivors (n = 65), тon-survivors (n = 12) APACHE II, median for survivors: 18, APACHE II, median for non-survivors: 28.5 SAPS II, median for survivors: 42, SAPS II, median for non-survivors: 59.5 SOFA, median for survivors: 8, SOFA, median for non-survivors: 13
| PCT, CRP |
| Haugen et al., 2015 [53] | secondary analysis of data collected in a previously completed randomized double blind, placebo-controlled trial (RCT) | 430 children | non-severe CAP (n = 387), severe CAP (n = 43) | 27 cytokines: IL-1β, IL-1ra, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8/CXCL8, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12 (p70), IL-13, IL-15, IL-17A, bFGF, eotaxin/CCL11, G-CSF, GM-CSF, IFN-γ, IP-10/ CXCL10, MCP-1/CCL2, MIP-1α/CCL3, MIP-1β/CCL4, RANTES/CCL5, TNF-α, PDGF-BB and VEGF |
| Wang et al., 2013 [54] | prospective observational study | 121 adults | CAP patients (n = 61), healthy controls (n = 60) prediction rules: PSI, CURB65 score, APACHE II | CRP, WBC, YKL-40 |
| Spoorenberg et al., 2018 [55] | secondary analysis of data collected in a previously completed randomized controlled trial (RCT) | 311 adults | survivors (n =272) non-survivors (n = 19), healthy controls (n = 20) PSI class: I - III (n = 152), IV - V (n = 139)
| SP-D, YKL-40, CCL18, CA 15-3, IL-6, CRP |
| Wang et al., 2018 [57] | prospective observational study | 102 adults | mild CAP (n = 36), severe CAP (n = 35), healthy controls (n = 31) prediction rule: CURB-65 score | IRF5, IFN-a, IL-6, IL-10, IP10, TNF-a mRNA levels of IRF5, IL-6, IL-10, IP10, TNF-a, and IFN-a in peripheral blood and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid |
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Abbreviations: CURB65 score (confusion, uremia, respiratory rate, blood pressure, age 65 years), PSI - the pneumonia severity index, IDSA/ATS guidelines - the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) and the American Thoracic Society (ATS) issued guidelines, SAPS II - the Simplified Acute Physiology Score II, APACHE II - the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score, SOFA - the Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment score, qSOFA - quick SOFA.
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