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. 2024 Sep 1;43(9):e339-e340.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004411. Epub 2024 Jun 5.

Is d -dimer a Useful Diagnostic Tool for Identifying Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children in Critically Unwell Children?

Amedine Duret  1 , Harsita Patel  1 , Lakshmi Lakkineni  1 , Robindra Basu Roy  2   3 , Rebecca Mitting  4   5 , Elizabeth Whittaker  1
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Is d -dimer a Useful Diagnostic Tool for Identifying Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children in Critically Unwell Children?

Amedine Duret et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. .
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Conflict of interest statement

A.D. is supported by an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship and acknowledges infrastructure support for this research from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Imperial Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). B.R. was funded by an NIHR Academic Clinical Lectureship (CL-2018-20-001). The other authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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