Characteristics of febrile patients with normal white blood cell counts and high C-reactive protein levels in an emergency department

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 248-253

  Liu, Kuan Ting ^a   Lin, Tzeng Jih ^a,b   Chan, Hon Man ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Emergency department; Fever

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; UREMIA;

EID: 44849140707     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(08)70149-9     Document Type: Article

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