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Use of Quantitative and Semiquantitative Procalcitonin Measurements to Identify Children with Sepsis and Meningitis

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  1. Servei de Microbiologia, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, C/Canyet s/n, 08916, Badalona, Spain

    C. Prat, J. Domínguez, M. Giménez, S. Blanco & V. Ausina

  2. Servei de Pediatria, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, C/Canyet s/n, 08916, Badalona, Spain

    C. Rodrigo & M. Azuara

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Prat, C., Domínguez, J., Rodrigo, C. et al. Use of Quantitative and Semiquantitative Procalcitonin Measurements to Identify Children with Sepsis and Meningitis. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 23, 136–138 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-003-1066-4

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