Procalcitonin testing has the potential to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use in patients with suspected lower respiratory tract infections

Procalcitonin testing has the potential to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use in patients with suspected lower respiratory tract infections

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Al-Nakeeb, Sadiq, Clermont, Gilles
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	BioMed Central 2005
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1175880/

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