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. 2021 Jun;82(6):e24-e26.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.03.011. Epub 2021 Mar 18.

The dynamics of procalcitonin in COVID-19 patients admitted to Intensive care unit - a multi-centre cohort study in the South West of England, UK

Philip Williams  1 , Chris McWilliams  2 , Kamran Soomro  3 , Irasha Harding  4 , Stefan Gurney  5 , Matt Thomas  6 , Maha Albur  6 , O Martin Williams  4
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The dynamics of procalcitonin in COVID-19 patients admitted to Intensive care unit - a multi-centre cohort study in the South West of England, UK

Philip Williams et al. J Infect. 2021 Jun.
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CRP and PCT mean and interquartile range (IQR) by day for the 3 cohorts. BC=BSI cohort; COV=COVID-19 cohort; FLU=influenza cohort.
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