Fever after bronchoscopy: serum procalcitonin enables early diagnosis of post-interventional bacterial infection
Abstract Background The aim of this study was to differentiate unspecific and self-limiting fever after bronchoscopy from fever due to infection by using serum procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and neutrophil count. Furthermore, frequency of fever after bronchoscopy and procedures as possible risk f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0508-1 |