A Novel Host-protein Assay Accurately Distinguishes Bacterial From Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

BACKGROUND: Bacterial and viral infections are often clinically indistinguishable, particularly in upper respiratory tract infections (URTI), which leads to antibiotic misuse. A novel assay (ImmunoXpert™) that integrates measurements of three host-response proteins (TRAIL, IP-10, CRP) was recently d...

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Published in:Open Forum Infect Dis
Main Authors: Oved, Kfir, Eden, Eran, Van Houten, Chantal, Gottlieb, Tanya, Navon, Roy, Cohen, Asi, Boico, Olga, Paz, Meital, Etshtein, Liat, Kronenfeld, Gali, Friedman, Tom, Bamberger, Ellen, Chistyakov, Irina, Potasman, Israel, Stein, Michal, Klein, Adi, Gervaix, Alain, Srugo, Isaac, Bont, Louis
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631523/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.847
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