• Title of article

    C-reactive protein (CRP): An important diagnostic and prognostic tool in nursing-home-associated pneumonia

  • Author/Authors

    Arinzon، نويسنده , , Zeev and Peisakh، نويسنده , , Alexander and Schrire، نويسنده , , Samuel and Berner، نويسنده , , Yitshal، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2011
  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    364
  • To page
    369
  • Abstract
    Pneumonia is the second most common infection in long term care (LTC) residents and is a leading cause of death from infection in those groups of patients. Atypical presentations and fewer presenting signs and symptoms in older patients complicate diagnos
  • Keywords
    Pneumonia , Nursing home acquired pneumonia , C-reactive protein , Long-tem care of elderly
  • Journal title
    Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
  • Serial Year
    2011
  • Journal title
    Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
  • Record number

    1767336