Procalcitonin as a Biomarker for Toxic Shock Syndrome
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Serum procalcitonin level as a biomarker for the differential diagnosis between infectious and non-infectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome: a prospective case–control study
Background and Aim: Considering the importance of sepsis and its complications in the mortality of the patients admitted to different parts of hospital and the importance of early diagnosis and timely and appropriate treatment in the patients' survival, we investigated the value of procalcitonin serum level for the differential diagnosis between infectious and non-infectious SIRS in the patient...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Acta Dermato Venereologica
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0001-5555
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0873