Assessment of Procalcitonin as a Diagnostic Marker of Underlying Infection in Patients with Febrile Neutropenia
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- 15 June 2001
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 32 (12) , 1718-1725
- https://doi.org/10.1086/320744
Abstract
The novel inflammatory marker procalcitonin (PCT) was assessed as an index of infection in patients with febrile neutropenia. Blood samples were obtaKeywords
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