1334Randomized Clinical Trial of Viral Testing and Serum Procalcitonin to Reduce Antibiotic Use for Respiratory Infections
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1334. Randomized Clinical Trial of Viral Testing and Serum Procalcitonin to Reduce Antibiotic Use for Respiratory Infections Angela Branche, MD; Edward Walsh, MD, FIDSA; Ann Falsey, MD; Roberto L. Vargas, MD; Barbara Hulbert, ASCP; Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY; University of Rochester School of Medicine and Den, Rochester, NY; University of Rochester, Rochester, NY; Department of Pathology, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY
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