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. 2021 Sep;16(6):1733-1735.
doi: 10.1007/s11739-021-02641-y. Epub 2021 Feb 2.

Procalcitonin for the differential diagnosis of COVID-19 in the emergency department. Prospective monocentric study

Peiman Nazerian  1 , Manfredi Gagliano  2 , Lorenzo Roberto Suardi  3 , Alessandra Fanelli  4 , Gian Maria Rossolini  5 , Stefano Grifoni  2 ; “ED COVID-19” Investigators
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Procalcitonin for the differential diagnosis of COVID-19 in the emergency department. Prospective monocentric study

Peiman Nazerian et al. Intern Emerg Med. 2021 Sep.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

None of the authors and of the study investigators report conflict of interest except for Prof. Rossolini that received honoraria by Thermofisher for participation in advisory boards on PCT diagnostic use in bacterial infections.

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