The Journal of Practical Medicine ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (22): 3552-3557.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-5725.2025.22.012

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Temporal predictive value of sTREM⁃1, PCT, and MRP8/14 for ARDS in severe pulmonary tuberculosis patients

Mo DENG,Mishan JIA,Yanqing TIAN,Zhiqing ZHENG,Hui WANG,Na. HAN()   

  1. Department of Tuberculosis,Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University,Baoding 071000,Hebei,China
  • Received:2025-08-12 Online:2025-11-25 Published:2025-11-26
  • Contact: Na. HAN E-mail:29210526@qq.com

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the temporal predictive value of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (sTREM-1), procalcitonin (PCT), and myeloid-related protein 8/14 (MRP8/14) for secondary acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in patients with severe pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted among patients with severe pulmonary tuberculosis admitted between January 2021 and December 2024. Patients were randomly assigned in an 8∶2 ratio to a training set (n = 148) and a validation set (n = 37). Serum sTREM-1, PCT, and MRP8/14 were extracted from the electronic medical record at three time points: on admission (day 0), day 3, and day 7. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify risk factors, and predictive performance was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. Results A total of 185 patients were included. In the training set (n = 148), 27 developed ARDS and 121 did not; in the validation set (n = 37), 7 developed ARDS and 30 did not. In the training set, serum sTREM-1, PCT, and MRP8/14 levels showed significant temporal changes (P < 0.05). At admission, day 3, and day 7, levels of sTREM-1, PCT, and MRP8/14 were higher in the ARDS group than in the non-ARDS group (all P < 0.05). At each time point, sTREM-1, PCT, and MRP8/14 were independently associated with the development of ARDS (P < 0.05). In the training set, the combination of sTREM-1, PCT, and MRP8/14 at admission yielded the largest area under the ROC curve [AUC = 0.976; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.952 ~ 1.000], with a sensitivity of 88.9% and a specificity of 98.3%. In the validation set, the same combination achieved an AUC of 0.957 (95% CI, 0.895 ~ 1.000), with a sensitivity of 100.0% and a specificity of 86.7%. Conclusion Dynamic changes in sTREM-1, PCT, and MRP8/14 provide temporal predictive value for ARDS in patients with severe pulmonary tuberculosis, and the combined assessment improves early warning accuracy.

Key words: severe pulmonary tuberculosis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, sTREM-1, procalcitonin, MRP8/14, prediction

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