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Value of Monitoring Serum Procalcitonin in Neonates at Risk of Infection

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, 20520, Turku, Finland

    M. M. Koskenvuo, A. Kinnala, O. Ruuskanen & P. Kero

  2. Department of Clinical Chemistry, Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, 20520, Turku, Finland

    K. Irjala

  3. Research Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, Vähä-Hämeenkatu 1A3, 20500, Turku, Finland

    M. M. Koskenvuo

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Koskenvuo, M.M., Irjala, K., Kinnala, A. et al. Value of Monitoring Serum Procalcitonin in Neonates at Risk of Infection. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 22, 377–378 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-003-0941-3

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