Parameters for diagnosis and course of infections in critically ill patients Special consideration of the new "sepsis marker" Procalcitonin;Parameter zur Diagnose und Verlaufsbeurteilung von Infektionen in der Intensivmedizin

Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 466-471

  Fabel, H ^a   Schulz, A ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute phase response; C reactive protein; Procalcitonin; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542602247     PISSN: 01753851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003900050074     Document Type: Article

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