Causes of fever in primary care in Southeast Asia and the performance of C-reactive protein in discriminating bacterial from viral pathogens
We investigated causes of fever in the primary levels of care in Southeast Asia, and evaluated whether C-reactive protein (CRP) could distinguish bacterial from viral pathogens. Blood and nasopharyngeal swab specimens were taken from children and adults with fever (>37.5˚C) or histo...
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Format: | Journal article |
Sprache: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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