Procalcitonin versus C-reactive protein for predicting pneumonia in adults with lower respiratory tract infection in primary care

BACKGROUND: The role of procalcitonin in diagnosing bacterial infection has mainly been studied in patients with severe infections. There is no study on the value of procalcitonin measurements in adults with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) treated in primary care. AIM: To evaluate the accur...

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Main Authors: Holm, Anette, Pedersen, Svend S, Nexoe, Joergen, Obel, Niels, Nielsen, Lars P, Koldkjaer, Ole, Pedersen, Court
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2007
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2099638/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17727748
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