172Can Procalcitonin (PCT) Be Used as an Early Marker of Sepsis in Patients with Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH)?
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172. Can Procalcitonin (PCT) Be Used as an Early Marker of Sepsis in Patients with Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH)? Pranisha Gautam-Goyal, MD; Arthur Luka, MD; Prashant Malhotra; Marcia Epstein, MD; David Ledoux, MD; Lisa George, MD; Erfan Hussain, MD; Rebecca Schwartz, PhD; Celine Rahman Dematteo; Reuben Burshtein; Infectious Diseases, Hofstra North Shore LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY; Neurosurgery, Hofstra North Shore LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY; VNSNY CHOICE, New York, NY; Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan; Hofstra North Shore LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY; Neurology, Hofstra North Shore LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY
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