Evaluation of Serum Procalcitonin in Patients with Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome with and without Infection
Procalcitonin (PCT) is a precursor peptide for the hormone calcitonin and is frequently increased in overt sepsis. The aim of this study was to test diagnostic accuracy of procalcitonin among patients with positive systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) in identifying sepsis. In this cross...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2009-10-01
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| Series: | Acta Medica Iranica |
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| Online Access: | https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/3612 |