Clinical Value of Procalcitonin in Patients with Spinal Infection
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Clinical Value of Procalcitonin in Patients with Spinal Infection
OBJECTIVE This study was designed to evaluation the diagnostic value of procalcitonin (PCT) in patients with spinal infection, compare to the classical biomarkers such as C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), white blood cell (WBC) count. METHODS All patients who were diagnosed as a spinal infection between January, 2013 and July, 2014 were included in this study. Se...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2005-3711,1598-7876
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2015.58.3.271