Accuracy of C-reactive Protein and Procalcitonin for Diagnosing Bacterial Infections Among Subjects With Persistent Fever in the Tropics

BACKGROUND: In low-resource settings, inflammatory biomarkers can help identify patients with acute febrile illness who do not require antibiotics. Their use has not been studied in persistent fever (defined as fever lasting for ≥7 days at presentation). METHODS: C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalc...

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Autores principales: Van Duffel, Lukas, Yansouni, Cedric P, Jacobs, Jan, Van Esbroeck, Marjan, Ramadan, Kadrie, Buyze, Jozefien, Tsoumanis, Achilleas, Barbé, Barbara, Boelaert, Marleen, Verdonck, Kristien, Chappuis, Francois, Bottieau, Emmanuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9454028/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36092831
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac434

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9454028/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36092831
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac434

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