Performance of C-reactive protein and procalcitonin to distinguish viral from bacterial and malarial causes of fever in Southeast Asia

BACKGROUND: Poor targeting of antimicrobial drugs contributes to the millions of deaths each year from malaria, pneumonia, and other tropical infectious diseases. While malaria rapid diagnostic tests have improved use of antimalarial drugs, there are no similar tests to guide the use of antibiotics...

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Autores principales: Lubell, Yoel, Blacksell, Stuart D., Dunachie, Susanna, Tanganuchitcharnchai, Ampai, Althaus, Thomas, Watthanaworawit, Wanitda, Paris, Daniel H., Mayxay, Mayfong, Peto, Thomas J., Dondorp, Arjen M., White, Nicholas J., Day, Nicholas P.J., Nosten, François, Newton, Paul N., Turner, Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4642613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26558692
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1272-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4642613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26558692
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1272-6

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