Comparison of procalcitonin with C-reactive protein and serum amyloid for the early diagnosis of bacterial sepsis in critically ill neonates and children
✍ Scribed by Alfredo Enguix; Corsino Rey; Andrés Concha; Alberto Medina; Daniel Coto; María Angeles Diéguez
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 66 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1238
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