Acute phase response detection and quantitation at the point of care in older adults with acute bacterial infections

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1324-1327

  Rogowski, Ori ^a   Shapira, Itzhak ^a   Berliner, Shlomo ^a   Serov, Jack ^a   Halpern, Pinhas ^a   Zeltser, David ^a   Rudensky, Bernard ^b   Dwolatzky, Tzvi ^b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; POINT OF CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; SLIDE TEST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 27744450585     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/60.10.1324     Document Type: Article

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