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Failure of PCT to indicate severe fungal infection in two immunodeficient patients

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    W. Huber,  Ursula Schweigart &  P. Bottermann

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Huber, W., Schweigart, U. & Bottermann, P. Failure of PCT to indicate severe fungal infection in two immunodeficient patients. Infection 25, 377–378 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01740823

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