C-reactive protein/albumin ratio is associated with lung function among children/adolescents with cystic fibrosis: a three-year longitudinal study

C-reactive protein/albumin ratio is associated with lung function among children/adolescents with cystic fibrosis: a three-year longitudinal study

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Chronic lung infections, inflammation and depletion of nutritional status are considered to be prognostic indicators of morbidity in patients with cystic fibrosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between inflammatory markers and lung function, nutritio...

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Main Authors: Julia Carvalho Ventura, Daniela Barbieri Hauschild, Emília Addison Machado Moreira, Letícia Cristina Radin Pereira, Anauã Franco Rosa, Eliana Barbosa, Norberto Ludwig-Neto, Julia Salvan da Rosa, Tânia Silvia Fröde, Yara Maria Franco Moreno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina 2017-12-01
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Cystic fibrosis
Nutritional status
Lung diseases
C-reactive protein
Serum albumin
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