Individual monitoring of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein levels as a criterion for cancel of antibiotic therapy in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia

K. Bielosludtseva, T. Pertseva, T. Kyreeva (Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Biomarkers, diagnosis and outcome of respiratory infections
Session: Biomarkers, diagnosis and outcome of respiratory infections
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2691
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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