| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8317900 | Clinical Biochemistry | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Neither pro-PCT nor CRP is useful for ruling out bacterial infections in febrile patients admitted to a General Internal Medicine ward. ⺠Pro-PCT is significantly higher in patients with infectious fever than in patients with inflammatory fever. ⺠Both pro-PCT and CRP levels are significantly higher in patients with bacterial infections than in patients with viral infections.
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Authors
Raul Ruiz-Esteban, Pilar Relea Sarabia, Emilio GarcÃa Delgado, Carlos Barros Aguado, Jose Amerigo Cuervo-Arango, Manuel Varela,