Survey Of Relationship Between Serum Procalcitonin And Infectious Diseases

Background and Aim: Procalcitonin is prohormone of calcitonin and is made 116 amino acids. The normal value of procalcitonin is less than 0.5 ng/ml, that if this amount exceeds, infection is indicated. This poly-peptide is a marker for the diagnosis of primary infection. Increased amounts of procalc...

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Main Authors: M Rahimkhani, N Einollani, R Sharifian
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011-03-01
Series:پیاورد سلامت
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Online Access:http://payavard.tums.ac.ir/article-1-95-en.html