The influence of prednisolone on C-reactive protein and procalcitonin in patients hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia

D. Snijders, C. S. de Graaff, T. S. van der Werff, W. G. Boersma (Groningen, Netherlands)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Risk factors and outcomes in community-acquired pneumonia
Session: Risk factors and outcomes in community-acquired pneumonia
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3440
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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