Serum procalcitonin (PCT) as a marker of the severity and prognosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)

P. Bakakos, G. Hillas, P. Plantza, A. Rasidakis (Athens, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Diagnostic markers and therapy in hospital-acquired pneumonia
Session: Diagnostic markers and therapy in hospital-acquired pneumonia
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2408
Disease area: Respiratory critical care, Respiratory infections

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