DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSTICS OF BACTERIAL AND VIRAL LYMPHADENITIS IN CHILDREN
Abstract
Key words: procalcitonin, viral lymphadenitis, bacterial lymphadenitis.
About the Authors
S.S. AntonovaRussian Federation
V.V. Botvin'eva
Russian Federation
I.G. Sitnikov
Russian Federation
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For citations:
Antonova S., Botvin'eva V., Sitnikov I. DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSTICS OF BACTERIAL AND VIRAL LYMPHADENITIS IN CHILDREN. Current Pediatrics. 2008;7(3):76-78.
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