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Infection
Published in: Infection 6/2012

01-12-2012 | Correspondence

Reply to Dr. Rashmi Ranjan Das on the question, “Should procalcitonin be used as a routine biomarker of bacterial infection?”

Authors: M. Holub, P. Chalupa

Published in: Infection | Issue 6/2012

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To the Editor, …
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Title
Reply to Dr. Rashmi Ranjan Das on the question, “Should procalcitonin be used as a routine biomarker of bacterial infection?”
Authors
M. Holub
P. Chalupa
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Infection / Issue 6/2012
Print ISSN: 0300-8126
Electronic ISSN: 1439-0973
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-012-0256-3

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