Importance of high sensitivity C-reactive protein in the evaluation of wheezing in children

Pediatr Int. 2016 Nov;58(11):1101-1104. doi: 10.1111/ped.12974. Epub 2016 Jun 21.

Authors

Ilknur Bostanci¹, Serap Ozmen¹, Hilal Susam Sen², Emine Misirlioglu Dibek¹, Pelin Zorlu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Dr Sami Ulus Maternity, Children's Health and Disease Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
² Department of Pediatrics, Dr Sami Ulus Maternity, Children and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.

PMID: 26946351
DOI: 10.1111/ped.12974

No abstract available

Keywords: asthma; children; high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; modified asthma predictive index; wheezing.

MeSH terms

Asthma / blood*
Asthma / physiopathology
Biomarkers / blood
C-Reactive Protein / metabolism*
Child, Preschool
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Male
Recurrence
Reproducibility of Results
Respiratory Sounds / physiology*
Retrospective Studies

Substances

Biomarkers
C-Reactive Protein