Association of acute phase reactants with prognostic scores in community acquired pneumonia

Objective: To investigate the association of C-reactive protein and procalcitonin with commonly used prognostic scoring systems, hospitalisation and mortality in cases of community-acquired pneumonia. Methods: The prospective study was conducted from April 2014 to April 2015 at the emergency depa...

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Main Authors: Sefer Ozkaya, Serhad Omercikoglu, Erhan Altunbas, Haldun Akoglu, Arzu Denizbasi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pakistan Medical Association 2020-11-01
Series:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Online Access:https://www.ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/621