The forecasting of development of lung fibrosis after suffering a severe community-acquired pneumonia

The article presents data on the possibility of predicting the formation of fibrous chan­ges in 6 and 12 months after the past pneumonia in patients with severe nosocomial pneumonia during the year of prospective observation. The possibility of using indices of systemic inflammation (SRB over 87 mg/L at the onset of the disease) and fibrosis (Transforming growth factor beta - TGF β over 19675 pg/ml) to assess the risk of long-term consequences of severe community acquired pneumonia has been proved.