Two new inflammatory markers related to the CURB-65 score for disease severity in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: The hypersensitive C-reactive protein to albumin ratio and fibrinogen to albumin ratio

Luo Bing; Sun Minjie; Huo Xingxing; Wang Yun

doi:10.1515/biol-2021-0011

Open Life Sciences (Jan 2021)

Two new inflammatory markers related to the CURB-65 score for disease severity in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: The hypersensitive C-reactive protein to albumin ratio and fibrinogen to albumin ratio

Luo Bing,
Sun Minjie,
Huo Xingxing,
Wang Yun

Affiliations

Luo Bing: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Anhui No. 2 Provincial People’s Hospital, Hefei, Anhui 230041, China
Sun Minjie: Department of Operating Room, Anhui No. 2 Provincial People’s Hospital, Hefei, Anhui 230041, China
Huo Xingxing: Department of Scientific Research Center, The Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Anhui province, Hefei, Anhui 230020, China
Wang Yun: Department of Hospital Infection Management, Anhui No. 2 Provincial People’s Hospital, 1868 Dangshan Road, Hefei, Anhui 230041, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/biol-2021-0011
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 1
pp. 84 – 91

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The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship among hypersensitive C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR), fibrinogen to albumin ratio (FAR), and the CURB-65 score for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) severity.

Published in Open Life Sciences

ISSN: 2391-5412 (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/biol

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