Prognostic utility of the semi-quantitative procalcitonin test, neutrophil count and C-reactive protein in meningococcal infection in children
- 26 October 2005
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in European Journal of Pediatrics
- Vol. 165 (1), 26-29
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-005-1761-5
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