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Significance of serum procalcitonin in sepsis

CONTEXT: Rapid treatment of sepsis is of crucial importance for survival of patients. Specific and rapid markers of bacterial infection have been sought for early diagnosis of sepsis. One such measurement, Procalcitonin (PCT), has recently become of interest as a possible marker of the systemic infl...

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Autores principales: Sudhir, Uchil, Venkatachalaiah, Ravi Kumar, Kumar, Thimmaiah Anil, Rao, Medha Yogesh, Kempegowda, Punith
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3097536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21633539
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.78214