BET 2: C-reactive protein in the diagnosis of bacteraemia

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 423-424

  Au Yong, Amy ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINE CULTURE; EVIDENCE BASED EMERGENCY MEDICINE; REVIEW;

BACTEREMIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; EVIDENCE-BASED EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84860178625     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2012-201302.3     Document Type: Short Survey

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