C-reactive protein and procalcitonin to discriminate between tuberculosis, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, and bacterial pneumonia in HIV-infected inpatients meeting WHO criteria for seriously ill: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis, bacterial community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) are the three commonest causes of hospitalisation in HIV-infected adults. Prompt diagnosis and treatment initiation are important to reduce morbidity and mortality, but are hampered by...

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Autores principales: Mendelson, Fiona, Griesel, Rulan, Tiffin, Nicki, Rangaka, Molebogeng, Boulle, Andrew, Mendelson, Marc, Maartens, Gary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6092834/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30107791
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3303-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6092834/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30107791
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3303-6

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