Utility of initial procalcitonin values to predict urinary tract infection
- 1 November 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Vol. 36 (11), 1993-1997
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2018.03.001
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- Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
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