Relationship between procacitonin and C-reactive protein and sputum culture results in patients with acute excecerbation of COPD

H. Tanriverdi, M. M. Tor, F. Atalay, T. Örnek, B. Altinsoy, F. Erboy, F. Uygur (Zonguldak, Turkey)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Epidemiology, scores and outcomes of respiratory infections
Session: Epidemiology, scores and outcomes of respiratory infections
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2485
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory infections

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H. Tanriverdi, M. M. Tor, F. Atalay, T. Örnek, B. Altinsoy, F. Erboy, F. Uygur (Zonguldak, Turkey). Relationship between procacitonin and C-reactive protein and sputum culture results in patients with acute excecerbation of COPD. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 2485

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