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Serum Procalcitonin (PCT) - Is there a Role as an Early Biomarker in Infected Diabetic Foot Ulcer (IDFU) Patients?

INTRODUCTION: Infected diabetic foot ulcers may lead to serious complications if not recognised in the early stage. Diagnosis of infection is particularly challenging at that stage; thus, a sensitive inflammatory biomarker may be helpful. We aimed to evaluate the role of procalcitonin (PCT) as an ea...

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Autores principales: Omar, J, Ahmad, NS, Che-Soh, NAA, Wan-Azman, WN, Yaacob, NM, Abdul-Ghani, NS, Abdullah, MR
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Malaysian Orthopaedic Association 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10425005/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37583519
http://dx.doi.org/10.5704/MOJ.2307.010