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C-reactive protein and N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide as biomarkers in acute exacerbations of COPD leading to hospitalizations

There are currently no accepted and validated blood tests available for diagnosing acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). In this study, we sought to determine the discriminatory power of blood C-reactive protein (CRP) and N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic pepti...

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Autores principales: Chen, Yu-wei Roy, Chen, Virginia, Hollander, Zsuzsanna, Leipsic, Jonathon A., Hague, Cameron J., DeMarco, Mari L., FitzGerald, J. Mark, McManus, Bruce M., Ng, Raymond T., Sin, Don D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5362097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28328968
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174063