Role of procalcitonin as a predictor of clinical outcome in acute diabetic foot infections: A prospective study

Role of procalcitonin as a predictor of clinical outcome in acute diabetic foot infections: A prospective study

Background: Prediction of outcome in diabetic foot infection (DFI) remains difficult due to lack of active signs of infection, and apparently normal white blood cell (WBC) count. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) have been studied previously in this regard and were no...

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Main Authors: Adlyne R Asirvatham, Usha Menon, Praveen V Pavithran, Jayakumar R Vasukutty, Harish Kumar, Nisha Bhavani, Arun Menon, Vasantha Nair, Vivek Lakshmanan, Ajit K Varma, Mangalanandan T Sukumaran, Arun Bal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
c-reactive protein
diabetic foot infection
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
procalcitonin
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2019;volume=23;issue=1;spage=122;epage=127;aulast=Asirvatham

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