The value of C-reactive protein in the diagnosis of intestinal perforation in typhoid fever.
Ann Clin Biochem
; 26 ( Pt 3): 246-8, 1989 May.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2764469
ABSTRACT
Serum C-reactive protein concentrations were measured in 28 Nigerian patients with typhoid fever on presentation at hospital and at intervals thereafter. Five of the 28 (18%) were subsequently diagnosed as suffering from ileal perforation. These patients had concentrations of C-reactive protein during the first 24 h of admission which were significantly higher (mean = 229 mg/L) than those without perforation (mean = 91 mg/L). C-reactive protein may have a role in the prediction of early diagnosis of perforation in patients with typhoid fever.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Febre Tifoide
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Proteína C-Reativa
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Perfuração Intestinal
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1989
Tipo de documento:
Article