C-Reactive Protein Levels in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Role of Infection | Zendy

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C-Reactive Protein Levels in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Role of Infection

Author(s) -

Ahmet Bircan,

Münire Gökırmak,

Özkan Kılıç,

Önder Öztürk,

Ahmet Akkaya

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

medical principles and practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426

H-Index - 45

eISSN - 1423-0151

pISSN - 1011-7571

DOI - 10.1159/000117793

Subject(s) - medicine , c reactive protein , copd , gastroenterology , asymptomatic , exacerbation , sputum , pneumonia , pulmonary disease , respiratory disease , acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , inflammation , lung , pathology , tuberculosis

To investigate the value of C-reactive protein (CRP) as a marker of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations or specifically bacterial exacerbations and to evaluate a correlation between raised CRP levels and other markers of inflammation in patients with an acute exacerbation (AECOPD).

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