The role of procalcitonin in predicting severity and clinical course of aspiration pneumonia

shu yazaki (tokyo, Japan), Shu Yazaki, Torahiko Jinta, Naoki Nishimura, Hiroshi Nakaoka, Kohei Okafuji, Atsushi Kitamura, Yutaka Tomishima, Takeshi Kimura, Naohiko Chohnabayashi

Source: International Congress 2015 – CAP: prognostic factors in frail patients
Session: CAP: prognostic factors in frail patients
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2579
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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shu yazaki (tokyo, Japan), Shu Yazaki, Torahiko Jinta, Naoki Nishimura, Hiroshi Nakaoka, Kohei Okafuji, Atsushi Kitamura, Yutaka Tomishima, Takeshi Kimura, Naohiko Chohnabayashi. The role of procalcitonin in predicting severity and clinical course of aspiration pneumonia. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 2579

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