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. 2018 May;18(5):496-497.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30215-9.

Low procalcitonin, community acquired pneumonia, and antibiotic therapy

Ishan S Kamat  1 , Vignesh Ramachandran  2 , Harish Eswaran  2 , Michael S Abers  3 , Daniel M Musher  2
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Low procalcitonin, community acquired pneumonia, and antibiotic therapy

Ishan S Kamat et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018 May.
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