The Role of Procalcitonin in Diagnosis of Different Bacterial Infections

It is reported that procalcitonin (PCT), the precursor of calcitonin is elevated in patients with severe bacterial infections. In this study our aim is to determine the value of PCT in different bacterial infections and sepsis as a marker of infection. Six brusellosis, 8 systemic salmonellosis, 9 ba...

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Main Authors: Semra TUNÇBİLEK, Nurcan BAYKAM, Kenan HIZEL, Başak DOKUZOĞUZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi 2000-06-01
Series:Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi
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Online Access:http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2000-5-2-099-103.pdf

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