Extremely elevated C-reactive protein

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 430-433

  Vanderschueren, Steven ^a   Deeren, Dries ^a   Knockaert, Daniël C ^a   Bobbaers, Herman ^a   Bossuyt, Xavier ^a   Peetermans, Willy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acute phase response; C reactive protein; Infection; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 33749988532     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2006.02.025     Document Type: Article

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