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1 Utility of C-reactive protein in assessing the disease severity and complications of community-acquired pneumonia  U. Hohenthal, S. Hurme, H. Helenius, M. Heiro, O. Meurman, J. Nikoskelainen, P. Kotilainen  Clinical Microbiology and Infection  Volume 15, Issue 11, Pages (November 2009) DOI: /j x Copyright © 2009 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

2 FIG. 1 The mean levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) in patients with community-acquired pneumonia on admission and during the first 5 days of hospitalization with regard to the different Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) classes (a), the aetiology (b), bacteraemic and non-bacteraemic disease (c), and the development of complications (d). Numbers of observations: 384 on day 0 (admission), 371 on day 1, 343 on day 2, 323 on day 3, 272 on day 4, and 233 on day 5. ICU, intensive-care unit. Clinical Microbiology and Infection  , DOI: ( /j x) Copyright © 2009 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

3 Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2009 15, 1026-1032DOI: (10. 1111/j
Clinical Microbiology and Infection  , DOI: ( /j x) Copyright © 2009 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions


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