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Comment
. 2011;15(2):422.
doi: 10.1186/cc10132. Epub 2011 Apr 28.

In critically ill patients the procalcitonin level can be misleading

Jacqueline Koeze, M G Ron Hendrix, Frank A J T M van den Bergh, René M L Brouwer, Jan G Zijlstra
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In critically ill patients the procalcitonin level can be misleading

Jacqueline Koeze et al. Crit Care. 2011.
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