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C-Reactive Protein and Procalcitonin (PCT) in Primary Care Patients With LRTI: Association With Microbiological Etiology
2015
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Session: 225. Community Acquired Pneumonia Saturday, October 10, 2015: 12:30 PM Background. LRTI is one of the most common reasons for encounter in primary care. CRP and PCT can be used as POCTs to aid in the diagnosis of LRTI but the association between these biomarkers and microbiological diagnosis has not been described in primary care patients. This study investigated the association between CRP and PCT levels and etiology of infection in patients presenting with LRTI in the GRACE
doi:10.1093/ofid/ofv133.1142
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