Procalcitonin and CRP as Biomarkers in Discrimination of Community-acquired Pneumonia and Exacerbation of COPD

BACKGROUND: Serum procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are markers of systemic inflammation and bacterial infection. We aimed to compare the usefulness of procalcitonin and CRP in patients with community-acquired pneumonia and exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...

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Autores principales: Çolak, Ayfer, Yılmaz, Celalettin, Toprak, Burak, Aktoğu, Serir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society of Medical Biochemists of Serbia 2017
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Original Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5471644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28680355
http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/jomb-2017-0011

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5471644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28680355
http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/jomb-2017-0011

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