Procalcitonin as a Biomarker of Bacterial Infection in Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusive Crisis

Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) patients with vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) have signs of inflammation and it is often difficult to diagnose a bacterial infection in them. This study was undertaken to evaluate the role of serum procalcitonin (PCT) as a biomarker of bacterial infection in acute sickle cell v...

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Autores principales: Patel, Dilip Kumar, Mohapatra, Manoj Kumar, Thomas, Ancil George, Patel, Siris, Purohit, Prasanta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 2014
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3965728/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24678395
http://dx.doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2014.018

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3965728/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24678395
http://dx.doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2014.018

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