C-reactive protein in the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia
Qualitative determination of C-reactive protein (CRP) was evaluated as a diagnostic method for community-acquired pneumonia. Paired serum and pleural fluid samples from child patients were examined with a CRP test, compared to bacterial cultures, counterimmunoelectrophoresis and immunoassay. The CRP test gave excellent parameters of sensitivity, specificity and predictive values for the diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
2003
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702003000400003 |
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