“Procalcitonin in respiratory disease: use as a biomarker for diagnosis and guiding antibiotic therapy” Breathe 2019; 15: 296–304.


Source: Breathe, 15 (4) e152; 10.1183/20734735.5258-2019
Journal Issue: December
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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