Infect Chemother.  2013 Sep;45(3):346-348. 10.3947/ic.2013.45.3.346.

Procalcitonin in Diagnosis of Post-Operative Bacterial Meningitis: A Promising but Limited Role

• Choi HJ

• KMID: 2170437
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2013.45.3.346

Abstract

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