Usefulness of serum procalcitonin levels in pulmonary tuberculosis

Ugajin M., Miwa S., Shirai M., Ohba H., Eifuku T., Nakamura H., Suda T., Hayakawa H., Chida K.

Source: Eur Respir J 2011; 37: 371
Journal Issue: February
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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