Procalcitonin Levels Associate with Severity of Clostridium difficile Infection
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Title
Procalcitonin Levels Associate with Severity of Clostridium difficile Infection
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Keywords
Toxins, Biomarkers, Clostridium difficile, Intensive care units, Colectomy, Charts, Fevers, Respiratory infections
Journal
PLoS One
Volume 8, Issue 3, Pages e58265
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Online
2013-03-08
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0058265
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