Serum Procalcitonin Levels in Chronic Hepatitis B Infection

Introduction: Procalcitonin (PCT), pro-hormone of calcitonin, was found to be increased in bacterial infections and sepsis. The aim of this study was to evaluate serum PCT levels in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and the correlation between the liver histopathology and PCT levels. Materials...

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Main Authors: Süda TEKİN KORUK, Hasan KARSEN, Celal ÇALIŞIR, Nurten AKSOY
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi 2011-09-01
Series:Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi
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Online Access:http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2011-16-03-114-119.pdf