C-reactive protein as predictor of bacterial infection among patients with an influenza-like illness

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 137-144

  Haran, John Patrick ^a,b   Beaudoin, Francesca Lynn ^b   Suner, Selim ^b   Lu, Shan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOSE SMEAR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRAUMA CENTERS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 84870946284     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.06.026     Document Type: Article

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