Serum procalcitonin is useful in differentiating between drug-induced pneumonitis and bacterial pneumonia

A. Nishiyama, H. Tachibana, M. Arita, T. Ishida (Okayama, Japan)

Source: International Congress 2014 – ILDs 5
Session: ILDs 5
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3772
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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A. Nishiyama, H. Tachibana, M. Arita, T. Ishida (Okayama, Japan). Serum procalcitonin is useful in differentiating between drug-induced pneumonitis and bacterial pneumonia. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 3772

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