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Procalcitonin testing has the potential to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use in patients with suspected lower respiratory tract infections

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Al-Nakeeb, Sadiq, Clermont, Gilles
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2005
Materias:	Journal Club Critique
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1175880/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc3496

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