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. 2022 Aug:102:116-117.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2022.04.002. Epub 2022 Apr 14.

Experience with procalcitonin use during the COVID-19 pandemic

Laura Gonzalez  1 , Thomas Holman  2 , Daniel Wait  2 , Pearl Abenojar  2
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Experience with procalcitonin use during the COVID-19 pandemic

Laura Gonzalez et al. Eur J Intern Med. 2022 Aug.
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Meta-analysis of PCT in patients with COVID-19/antibiotics use.
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