Serum Procalcitonin Levels and Empirical Antibiotic Treatment of Patients with Community‐Acquired Febrile Syndromes
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- 15 March 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 36 (6) , 822
- https://doi.org/10.1086/368086
Abstract
In conclusion, the administration of empirical antibiotic therapy to patients with community-acquired febrile syndrome does help avoid many unnecessary admissioKeywords
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