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Diagnostic accuracy of C-reactive protein and procalcitonin, compared with composite reference standards, to discriminate between tuberculosis, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and bacterial pneumonia in HIV-infected inpatients meeting WHO criteria for seriously ill

Tuberculosis, bacterial community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) are the commonest causes of hospitalisation in HIV-infected individuals. Prompt diagnosis and treatment initiation are important to reduce morbidity and mortality, but are hampered by overlap in cl...

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Main Author: Mendelson, Fiona
Other Authors: Maartens, Gary
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Public Health and Family Medicine 2019
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