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Comment
. 2018 Oct 16;169(8):JC39.
doi: 10.7326/ACPJC-2018-169-8-039.

Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic prescribing did not reduce antibiotic use in suspected LRTI in the ED

Giannoula S Tansarli, Eleftherios Mylonakis
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Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic prescribing did not reduce antibiotic use in suspected LRTI in the ED

Giannoula S Tansarli et al. Ann Intern Med. .
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