Procalcitonin as a marker of diabetic foot ulcer infection

• Главные авторы: Nabil A El-Kafrawy (Автор), Mohammed A Shaaban (Автор), Mohammed A Korany (Автор), Ahmed A Sonbol (Автор), Moustafa B Ata (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: SpringerOpen, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background Procalcitonin (PCT), an amino acid protein precursor of calcitonin hormone released by thyroid C cells or other body cells, can be used as a marker for diagnosing infection. PCT has a suggestive role in diagnosing diabetic foot infection alone or in combination with other markers of infec...