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Procalcitonin Level Predicts Mortality Risk From Community-Acquired Pneumonia
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Title Procalcitonin Level Predicts Mortality Risk From Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/570280?src=rss
Description Procalcitonin levels at hospital admission predict the severity of infection and the risk of death from community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), according to a report in the February issue of the European Respiratory Journal. Reuters Health Information
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Date Feb 19, 2008
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