Emerging evidence for serum procalcitonin estimation at point-of-care and advancement in quantitative sensing strategies over the past decade
The menace of antibiotic resistance is on the rise, and one critical reason for that is the inappropriate use of antibiotics. Detection, severity assessment, and differentiation of bacterial infection from other causes of similar symptoms remain the key to guide antibiotic therapy. Unlike other acut...
Main Authors: | Samiran Sahu, Gorachand Dutta |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2021-01-01
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Series: | Sensors International |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666351121000280 |
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