Procalcitonin and D-dimer to predict prognosis and clinical outcomes in severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP) patients

O. Omelyanenko, A. Makarevich, P. Jagus, J. Chorostowska-Wynimko, T. Rybina, E. Amelchenko (Minsk, Belarus; Warsaw, Poland)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Respiratory infections: a clinical point of view
Session: Respiratory infections: a clinical point of view
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 574
Disease area: Respiratory critical care, Respiratory infections

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