Diagnostic value of C reactive protein in infections of the lower respiratory tract: Systematic review

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7507, 2005, Pages 26-29

  Van Der Meer, Victor ^a   Neven, Arie Knuistingh ^a   Van Den Broek, Peterhans J ^a   Assendelft, Willem J J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMBASE; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG INFILTRATE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS INFECTION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; QUALITY CONTROL; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

AREA UNDER CURVE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 21744443413     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38483.478183.EB     Document Type: Review

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