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July 19, 2012Critical Care Medicine

Procalcitonin usefulness for the initiation of antibiotic treatment in intensive care unit patients*

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NLNathalie LayiosUniversity of LiègeBLBernard LambermontUniversity of LiègeJCJean-Luc CanivetCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7798712e130d02afeca9a8https://doi.org/10.1097/ccm.0b013e318251517a
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