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Published in: Critical Care 1/2012

01-02-2012 | Letter

LightCycler SeptiFast technology in patients with solid malignancies: clinical utility for rapid etiologic diagnosis of sepsis

Authors: Lenka Dubská, Martina Vyskočilová, Dagmar Minaříková, Petr Jelínek, Renata Tejkalová, Dalibor Valík

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2012

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Recent development of molecular tools for pathogen detection introduced the possibility of early targeted antimicrobial treatment that, in turn, may improve the outcome of patients with sepsis [1]. …
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Metadata
Title
LightCycler SeptiFast technology in patients with solid malignancies: clinical utility for rapid etiologic diagnosis of sepsis
Authors
Lenka Dubská
Martina Vyskočilová
Dagmar Minaříková
Petr Jelínek
Renata Tejkalová
Dalibor Valík
Publication date
01-02-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc10595

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