The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 1 , Pages 72-76 , July 2006

Serum procalcitonin and other biologic markers to distinguish between bacterial and aseptic meningitis

Received 6 July 2005 ,Revised 26 January 2006 ,Accepted 21 February 2006.

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 Supported by the DRC (CRC 03154) and the URC–Cochin, AP-HP, the Fonds d’Etudes et de Recherche du Corps Médical des Hôpitaux de Paris and the Fondation Bayer Santé.

PII: S0022-3476(06)00130-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.02.034

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 1 , Pages 72-76 , July 2006

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