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Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein cannot differentiate bacterial or viral infection in COPD exacerbation requiring emergency department visits

Chih-Hao Chang1 Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Linkou Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang-Gung Medical Foundation, Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Kuo-Chien Tsao2 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Linkou Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang-Gung Medical Foundation, Taoyuan, Taiwan;3 Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Han-Chung Hu1 Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Linkou Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang-Gung Medical Foundation, Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan;4 Department of Respiratory Therapy, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Chung-Chi Huang1 Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Linkou Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang-Gung Medical Foundation, Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan;4 Department of Respiratory Therapy, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Kuo-Chin Kao1 Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Linkou Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang-Gung Medical Foundation, Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan;4 Department of Respiratory Therapy, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Ning-Hung Chen1 Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Linkou Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang-Gung Medical Foundation, Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan;4 Department of Respiratory Therapy, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Cheng-Ta Yang1 Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Linkou Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang-Gung Medical Foundation, Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan;4 Department of Respiratory Therapy, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Ying-Huang Tsai4 Department of Respiratory Therapy, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan;5 Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chiayi Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang-Gung Medical Foundation, Puzi City, Taiwan
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Meng-Jer Hsieh4 Department of Respiratory Therapy, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan;5 Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chiayi Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang-Gung Medical Foundation, Puzi City, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 767-774 | Published online: 13 Apr 2015

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