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Serum Procalcitonin Levels in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients in North Indian Population

BACKGROUND: Exacerbations in Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a considerable impact on morbidity, mortality, and quality of life. Procalcitonin (PCT) a polypeptide normally produced in neuroendocrine cells of the thyroid and lungs is a marker of systemic inflammation and bacterial i...

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Autores principales: Pandey, Sarika, Garg, Rajiv, Kant, Surya, Verma, Ajay, Gaur, Priyanka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6521643/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31070153
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/aam.aam_44_18