Comparison of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, white blood cell count and clinical status in diagnosing pneumonia in patients hospitalized with acute exacerbations of COPD: A prospective observational study

Lower respiratory tract infection is the most common cause of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). The aim of the present study was to compare the accuracy of procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP) and white blood cell count (WBC) as single diagnostic tests a...

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Autores principales: Titova, Elena, Christensen, Andreas, Henriksen, Anne Hildur, Steinshamn, Sigurd, Åsberg, Arne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2018
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Original Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6302976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29848051
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1479972318769762

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6302976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29848051
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1479972318769762

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