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Diagnostic accuracy of lung ultrasonography combined with procalcitonin for the diagnosis of pneumon...

Diagnostic accuracy of lung ultrasonography combined with procalcitonin for the diagnosis of pneumon...

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Diagnostic accuracy of lung ultrasonography combined with procalcitonin for the diagnosis of pneumonia: a pilot study

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Diagnostic accuracy of lung ultrasonography combined with procalcitonin for the diagnosis of pneumonia: a pilot study

Publisher

Milan: Springer Nature B.V

Journal title

The ultrasound journal, 2016-12, Vol.8 (1), p.1

Language

English

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Milan: Springer Nature B.V

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Contents

Background The diagnostic value of lung ultrasonography (LUS) and procalcitonin (PCT) in the diagnosis of lung infections is known. No studies evaluated the combination of LUS and PCT for the diagnosis of pneumonia in the emergency department (ED). We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of the combination of LUS and PCT in the diagnosis of pneumonia....

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Diagnostic accuracy of lung ultrasonography combined with procalcitonin for the diagnosis of pneumonia: a pilot study

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1865246492

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1865246492

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E-ISSN

2524-8987

DOI

10.1186/s13089-016-0054-8

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