Procalcitonin-reduced sensitivity and specificity in heavily leucopenic and immunosuppressed patients

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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Haematology

سال: 2001

ISSN: 0007-1048

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2001.03083.x