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CRP, PCT, TRAIL and IP‑10 as Host‑Response Biomarkers for Differentiating Bacterial and Non‑Bacterial Community‑Acquired Pneumonia in Children
2026-05-04
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<title>Abstract</title> <p> <bold>Background</bold> Distinguishing bacterial from non-bacterial community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children is challenging and often leads to unnecessary antibiotic prescribing. Host‑response biomarkers may improve diagnostic assessment. We evaluated the performance of C‑reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), tumour necrosis factor‑related apoptosis‑inducing ligand (TRAI...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 03030bf8-bcd5-5508-b492-7d3cf25874f3
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9436832/v1
