IMPORTANCE OF SERUM PROCALCITONIN IN FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA
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Serum Endocan Levels in Children with Febrile Neutropenia
Endocan is an endotelial cell specific molecule; previous studies have shown that serum endocan levels increased in cancer and sepsis and are also related to the severity of sepsis. There are no clinical study about serum endocan levels in children with febrile neutropenia. The aim of this study was to evaluate serum endocan levels in pediatric leukemia patients with febrile neutropenia (n=33) ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2278-4748,2278-4802
DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2014/3004