Usefulness of consecutive C-reactive protein measurements in follow-up of severe community-acquired pneumonia;Utilidade da determinação consecutiva da proteína C reactiva no follow-up da pneumonia adquirida na comunidade

Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 129-132

  Bruns, A H W ^a   Oosterheert, J J ^a   Hak, E ^a   Hoepelman, A I M ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; MEASUREMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 67149119068     PISSN: 08732159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0873-2159(15)30118-5     Document Type: Article

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