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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of São Paulo
2011-12-01
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Series: | Autopsy and Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/26070 |