title: Procalcitonin vs clinical and chest film findings to diagnose community-acquired pneumonia in patients with acute asthma or acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, and State University of New York School of Medicine, Mineola, NY.
authors.forename: Burke A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Cunha
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000097:blood*; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D002097:C-Reactive Protein