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Is the concentration of C-reactive protein in bacteraemia associated with age?

BACKGROUND: C-reactive protein (CRP) is an indicator of inflammation, and is often used in the diagnosis of bacterial infections. It is poorly known whether CRP in bacterial infection is age-dependent. METHODS: Adult patients with a positive blood culture with E. coli or S. pneumoniae during 1994–20...

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Autores principales: Wester, Astrid L, Blaasaas, Karl G, Wyller, Torgeir Bruun
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2542342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18706087
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-4933-5-8