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Utility of C-reactive protein in assessing the disease severity and complications of community-acquired pneumonia
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 06/29/09
Hohenthal U et al. - CRP may be valuable for revealing the development of complications in CAP. It may also be useful to assess the disease severity, thus being complementary to the assessment of the PSI. High CRP levels were associated with a failure to reach clinical stability.
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