Plasma procalcitonin in patients with ileus: relations to other inflammatory parameters
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Plasma procalcitonin in patients with ileus. Relations to other inflammatory parameters.
Plasma procalcitonin (PCT) is a highly specific marker for the diagnosis of bacterial infections and sepsis. PCT levels are usually low in viral infections, chronic inflammation or postsurgical states. The purpose of this study was to characterize PCT plasma levels in patients with various types of ileus at preoperative stage, where the other inducing factors such as a surgical stress are exclu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Physiological Research
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1802-9973,0862-8408
DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.931249