Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein in Hospitalized Adult Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia or Exacerbation of Asthma or COPD

BACKGROUND: Antibiotic overuse in respiratory illness is common and is associated with drug resistance and hospital-acquired infection. Biomarkers that can identify bacterial infections may reduce antibiotic prescription. We aimed to compare the usefulness of the biomarkers procalcitonin and C-react...

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Hauptverfasser: Bafadhel, Mona, Clark, Tristan W., Reid, Carlene, Medina, Marie-jo, Batham, Sally, Barer, Michael R., Nicholson, Karl G., Brightling, Christopher E.
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: American College of Chest Physicians 2011
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3109646/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21030489
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1378/chest.10-1747
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