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Is elevated Red cell distribution width a prognostic predictor in adult patients with community acquired Pneumonia?

BACKGROUND: Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. We recently demonstrated that among young patients (<60 years old) with CAP, elevated red blood cell distribution width (RDW) level on admission was associated with significant higher rates of mortality an...

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Autores principales: Braun, Eyal, Kheir, Jad, Mashiach, Tanya, Naffaa, Mohammad, Azzam, Zaher S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3973886/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24597687
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-129