Cargando…
Infection biomarkers in primary care patients with acute respiratory tract infections–comparison of Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein
BACKGROUND: There is a lack of studies comparing the utility of C-reactive protein (CRP) with Procalcitonin (PCT) for the management of patients with acute respiratory tract infections (ARI) in primary care. Our aim was to study the correlation between these markers and to compare their predictive a...
Autores principales: | Meili, Marc, Kutz, Alexander, Briel, Matthias, Christ-Crain, Mirjam, Bucher, Heiner C., Mueller, Beat, Schuetz, Philipp |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
BioMed Central
2016
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4806430/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27009083 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-016-0206-4 |
Ejemplares similares
-
Prognostic value of procalcitonin in respiratory tract infections across clinical settings
por: Kutz, Alexander, et al.
Publicado: (2015) -
Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic use versus a standard approach for acute respiratory tract infections in primary care: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial and baseline characteristics of participating general practitioners [ISRCTN73182671]
por: Briel, Matthias, et al.
Publicado: (2005) -
Pro-Adrenomedullin predicts 10-year all-cause mortality in community-dwelling patients: a prospective cohort study
por: Odermatt, Jonas, et al.
Publicado: (2017) -
Procalcitonin to Guide Initiation and Duration of Antibiotic Treatment in Acute Respiratory Infections: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis
por: Schuetz, Philipp, et al.
Publicado: (2012) -
Prognostic value of procalcitonin in respiratory tract infections across clinical settings
por: Kutz, A, et al.
Publicado: (2015)