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Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) levels and kinetics in patients with leptospirosis

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  1. Department of Infectious Diseases, Besançon University Medical Center, 25030, Besançon Cedex, France

    J. Crouzet, J.-F. Faucher, B. Hoen & J.-M. Estavoyer

  2. Biochemistry Laboratory, Besançon University Medical Center, 25030, Besançon Cedex, France

    M. Toubin

  3. Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Saint-Jacques, 2, place Saint-Jacques, 25030, Besançon Cedex, France

    J.-F. Faucher

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Crouzet, J., Faucher, JF., Toubin, M. et al. Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) levels and kinetics in patients with leptospirosis. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 30, 299–302 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-010-1088-7

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