Can we consider procalcitonin as a consolidated biomarker in sepsis management?

Indian J Crit Care Med

Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Burn Unit, University Hospital La Paz-Carlos III/IdiPAZ, Faculty of Medicine, University Autónoma of Madrid, Spain.

Published: March 2015

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