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Procalcitonin Correlates With Cardiovascular Risk Better Than Highly Sensitive C-Reactive Protein in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa: Results From a Cross-Sectional Study

Objective Inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein and procalcitonin have been shown to be independent markers of cardiovascular diseases. We aimed to assess the correlation between serum levels of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetes. Methods We carrie...

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Autores principales: Katte, Jean-Claude, Kengne, Andre-Pascal, Tchapmi, Donald, Agoons, Batakeh B., Nyirenda, Moffat, Mbacham, Wilfried, Sobngwi, Eugene
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8553282/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34725609
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18357

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