C-reactive protein as an inflammatory marker of acute infections outside intensive care settings: case report and evidence-based literature review

C-reactive protein as an inflammatory marker of acute infections outside intensive care settings: case report and evidence-based literature review

We present the clinical case of a 76-year-old woman with delirium caused by multiple factors, including pneumonia. Although this type of case is quite common in clinical practice, it provides us with an opportunity to discuss laboratory testing in this context, with a special focus on the role of C-...

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Main Authors: Alcino Pires Gama, Itamar de Souza Santos, Rodrigo Diaz Olmos, Lucia Mendes de Oliveira Pinto, Isabela Judith Martins Benseñor, Paulo Andrade Lotufo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2011-12-01
Series:Autopsy and Case Reports
Subjects:
C-reactive protein
Internal medicine
Diagnostic techniques and procedures
Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/26070

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