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Endotoxin Activity Assay for the Detection of Whole Blood Endotoxemia in Critically Ill Patients
Published on: June 24, 2019
[Diagnostic value of procalcitonin in sepsis in the elderly]
Li Zhang1, Yan-Ou Wang, Dong-Hao Wang
1The First Central Hospital, Tianjin 300192, China.
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