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Elevated serum procalcitonin level in patients with chronic kidney disease without infection: A case‐control study
BACKGROUND: Inflammation is a necessary component of chronic kidney disease (CKD) that can be attributed to an accumulation of toxins and a reduced clearance of proinflammatory cytokines. Procalcitonin (PCT) is a widely applied biomarker in the diagnosis of infection, and considering the presence of...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7031592/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31617251 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcla.23065 |