Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8744882 | Clinical Microbiology and Infection | 2018 | 25 Pages |
Abstract
Admission lactate levels significantly improved the prognostic value of the CRB/CURB-65 scores in CAP patients. Lactate may therefore be considered a rapid, cheap and broadly available additional criterion for the assessment of risk in patients with CAP.
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Authors
F.S. Frenzen, U. Kutschan, N. Meiswinkel, B. Schulte-Hubbert, S. Ewig, M. Kolditz,