Measuring serum procalcitonin in patients with fever in the ICU to differentiate infectious causes from non-infectious causes

H. C. Kim, G. D. Lee, Y. S. Hwang (Jinju, Republic Of Korea)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Acute lung injury and biomarkers
Session: Acute lung injury and biomarkers
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 768
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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