C-reactive protein in outpatients with acute exacerbation of COPD: its relationship with microbial etiology and severity

BACKGROUND: C-reactive protein (CRP) measurement has proven valuable for detecting exacerbations, but its usefulness in predicting etiology remains controversial. Likewise, its potential value as a marker of severity, which is well established in patients with pneumonia, remains unproven in chronic...

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Autores principales: Gallego, Miguel, Pomares, Xavier, Capilla, Silvia, Marcos, Maria Angeles, Suárez, David, Monsó, Eduard, Montón, Concepción
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5085274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27799762
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S117129

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5085274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27799762
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S117129

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