Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Difficult and rare respiratory infections
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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T. Kawamatawong, W. Jintanalert (Bangkok, Thailand). Serum procalcitonin (PCT-Q) as a diagnostic tool for bacterial lower respiratory tract infection among COPD patients with acute exacerbation. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 2072

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