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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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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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