Role of procalcitonin in predicting severity and in-hospital mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia

Darina Miteva (Varna, Bulgaria), Darina Miteva, Yordan Radkov, Lilya Ivanova, Trifon Chervenkov, Vanya Kostadinova

Source: International Congress 2016 – Community-acquired pneumonia: risk classes and management issues
Session: Community-acquired pneumonia: risk classes and management issues
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2589
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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