False‐positive semiquantitative immunochromatography assays for procalcitonin in three patients with rheumatoid arthritis—A case series
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Case Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2050-0904,2050-0904
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.2968