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Published in: Critical Care 1/2019

Open Access 01-12-2019 | Antibiotic | Letter

Cerebrospinal fluid procalcitonin predicts Gram-negative bacterial meningitis in patients with empiric antibiotic pretreatment

Authors: Wen Li, Fang Yuan, Xiaolong Sun, Zhihan Zhao, Yaoyao Zhang, Wen Jiang

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2019

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Title
Cerebrospinal fluid procalcitonin predicts Gram-negative bacterial meningitis in patients with empiric antibiotic pretreatment
Authors
Wen Li
Fang Yuan
Xiaolong Sun
Zhihan Zhao
Yaoyao Zhang
Wen Jiang
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-019-2318-8

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