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Clinical utility of C-reactive protein to predict treatment response during cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbations.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Sharma Ashutosh, Kirkpatrick Gordon, Chen Virginia, Skolnik Kate, Hollander Zsuzsanna, Wilcox Pearce, Quon Bradley S
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RATIONALE: C-reactive protein (CRP) is a systemic marker of inflammation that correlates with disease status in cystic fibrosis (CF). The clinical utility of CRP measurement to guide pulmonary exacerbation (PEx) treatment decisions remains uncertain. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether monitoring CRP during PEx treatment can be used to predict treatment response. We hypothesized that early changes in CRP can be used...
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