C-reactive protein and procalcitonin as predictors of survival and septic shock in ventilator-associated pneumonia

Hillas G., Vassilakopoulos T., Plantza P., Rasidakis A., Bakakos P.

Source: Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 805-811
Journal Issue: April
Disease area: Respiratory critical care

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