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Biomarkers of sepsis: is procalcitonin ready for prime time?

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Pugin, J. Biomarkers of sepsis: is procalcitonin ready for prime time?. Intensive Care Med 28, 1203–1204 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-002-1397-0

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