Diagnostic and prognostic utility of procalcitonin (PCT) measurements in patients with hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)

M. Horie, M. Ugajin, M. Suzuki, M. Ohata, S. Noguchi, H. Tamiya, H. Yoshihara, Y. Kichikawa, Y. Sakamoto (Setagayaku Kamiyouga, Hamamatsu, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Assessment of severity in respiratory infections: severity scales and biomarkers
Session: Assessment of severity in respiratory infections: severity scales and biomarkers
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2361
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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