Elevated creatinine is a sensitive severity marker in community acquired pneumonia

J. Sloan, J. Wilson, C. Griffin, M. Wilkie, J. Chalmers, S. Schembri (Dundee, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Scores, biomarkers and risk factors in respiratory infections
Session: Scores, biomarkers and risk factors in respiratory infections
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2506
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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J. Sloan, J. Wilson, C. Griffin, M. Wilkie, J. Chalmers, S. Schembri (Dundee, United Kingdom). Elevated creatinine is a sensitive severity marker in community acquired pneumonia. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 2506

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