Use of procalcitonin at the pediatric emergency room;Procalcitonine aux urgences pédiatriques

Archives de Pediatrie

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 582-584

  Gendrel, D ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PROCALCITONIN;

DISEASE MARKER; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MENINGITIS; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SHORT SURVEY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 2542490232     PISSN: 0929693X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2004.03.053     Document Type: Article

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