Procalcitonin as a diagnostic marker in acute exacerbation of COPD
Background: Rational prescription of antibiotics in acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) requires predictive markers. Acute phase reactants are capable of demonstrating the inflammation; however, they cannot be employed to make a difference between bacterial and nonbacterial causes of the inflammati...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2012-10-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763812000611 |