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Prins HJ, et al. CRP-guided antibiotic treatment in acute exacerbations of COPD in hospital admissions. Eur Respir J 2019; 53: 1802014.
Abstract
C-reactive protein (at values ≥50 mg/L) is a useful and cheap biomarker for making antibiotic decisions in patients hospitalised for an acute exacerbation of COPD with no additional risk of adverse effect or treatment failure #AECOPD http://bit.ly/342p0Nj
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Conflict of interest: V.A. Adepoju has nothing to disclose.
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