Limits to the use of the procalcitonin level as a diagnostic marker.
Open Access
- 15 December 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 39 (12) , 1867-1868
- https://doi.org/10.1086/426148
Abstract
Sir—The comparison by Simon et al. [1] of the accuracy of serum C-reactive protein levels and procalcitonin levels for the diagnosis of bacterial infections is most interesting. Three important points, however, merit comment.Keywords
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