Is C-reactive protein testing useful to predict outcome in patients with acute bronchitis?

Family Practice

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 530-537

  Llor, Carl ^a   Plana Ripoll, Oleguer ^b   Moragas, Ana ^c   Bayona, Carolina ^d   Morros, Rosa ^a   Pera, Helena ^a   Miravitlles, Marc ^e  

^a Research Institute University Primary Care IDIAP Jordi Gol   (Spain)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^d Catalonian Soc of Family Medicine   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute bronchitis; C reactive protein; Cough; Primary care; Respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CAPILLARY BLOOD; COUGHING; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SYMPTOM; ACUTE DISEASE; BLOOD; COLOR; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPUTUM; TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRONCHITIS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; COLOR; COUGH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SPUTUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84931079696     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmu037     Document Type: Article

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