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Causes of fever in primary care in Southeast Asia and the performance of C-reactive protein in discriminating bacterial from viral pathogens
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated causes of fever in the primary levels of care in Southeast Asia, and evaluated whether C-reactive protein (CRP) could distinguish bacterial from viral pathogens. METHODS: Blood and nasopharyngeal swab specimens were taken from children and adults with fever (>3...
Autores principales: | Althaus, Thomas, Thaipadungpanit, Janjira, Greer, Rachel C., Swe, Myo Maung Maung, Dittrich, Sabine, Peerawaranun, Pimnara, Smit, Pieter W., Wangrangsimakul, Tri, Blacksell, Stuart, Winchell, Jonas M., Diaz, Maureen H., Day, Nicholas P.J., Smithuis, Frank, Turner, Paul, Lubell, Yoel |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7211754/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32437937 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.05.016 |
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