The course of C-reactive protein response in untreated upper respiratory tract infection

British Journal of General Practice

Arne Holm¹  Hasse Melbye¹  Dag Hvidsten¹  Sveine Arne Nordbø¹  Jan Brox¹ 

[1] Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø, Norway

关键词: antibiotics;    common cold;    cough;    C-reactive protein;    erythrocyte sedimentation rate;    influenza;    upper respiratory infections;   

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学科分类：卫生学

来源: Royal College of General Practitioners

【 摘 要 】

Background: High C-reactive protein (CRP) values are frequently found in patients with bacterial respiratory infection, and CRP testing has been shown to be useful in differentiating pneumonia from other respiratory infections. Raised CRP values may also be found in viral respiratory infection, and as a result there is a risk that antibiotics may be wrongly prescribed.

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