Procalcitonin predicts patients at low risk of death from community-acquired pneumonia across all CRB-65 groups at risk

S. Krueger, S. Ewig, R. Marre, J. Papassotiriou, K. Richter, N. Suttorp, T. Welte (Ulm, Bochum, Hennigsdorf, Berlin, Hannover, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Prognostic laboratory tests in community-acquired pneumonia
Session: Prognostic laboratory tests in community-acquired pneumonia
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2921
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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