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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
2014
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| 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 |