Indication for antibiotic therapy in AECB: anthonisen‘s criteria versus procalcitonin

D. Jaccard-Stolz, M. Christ-Crain, M. M. Gencay, R. Bingisser, P. Huber, B. Müller, M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Infectious pneumonia and related diseases including tuberculosis
Session: Infectious pneumonia and related diseases including tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 435
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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D. Jaccard-Stolz, M. Christ-Crain, M. M. Gencay, R. Bingisser, P. Huber, B. Müller, M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland). Indication for antibiotic therapy in AECB: anthonisen‘s criteria versus procalcitonin. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 435

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