Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein cannot differentiate bacterial or viral infection in COPD exacerbation requiring emergency department visits

BACKGROUND: Viral and bacterial infections are the most common causes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations. Whether serum inflammatory markers can differentiate bacterial from virus infection in patients with COPD exacerbation requiring emergency department (ED) visits remai...

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Autores principales: Chang, Chih-Hao, Tsao, Kuo-Chien, Hu, Han-Chung, Huang, Chung-Chi, Kao, Kuo-Chin, Chen, Ning-Hung, Yang, Cheng-Ta, Tsai, Ying-Huang, Hsieh, Meng-Jer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4403815/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25926728
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S76740

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4403815/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25926728
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S76740

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