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Predicting the presence of bacterial pathogens in the airways of primary care patients with acute cough
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BACKGROUND: Bacterial testing of all patients who present with acute cough is not feasible in primary care. Furthermore, the extent to which easily obtainable clinical information predicts bacterial infection is unknown. We evaluated the diagnostic value of clinical examination and testing for C-reactive protein and procalcitonin for bacterial lower respiratory tract infection.
METHODS: Through a European diagnostic study, we recruited 3104 adults w...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1503/cmaj.151364
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- Publisher:
- Canadian Medical Association Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Canadian Medical Association Journal Journal website
- Volume:
- 189
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- E50-E55
- Publication date:
- 2017-01-16
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-08-16
- DOI:
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1488-2329
- ISSN:
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0820-3946
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- Copyright holder:
- Teepe et al
- Copyright date:
- 2017
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© Teepe et al. Published by Joule Inc., a Canadian Medical
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