Effectiveness of Procalcitonin as a Diagnostic Marker vs Other Inflammatory Markers in Infected Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Case-control Study

Effectiveness of Procalcitonin as a Diagnostic Marker vs Other Inflammatory Markers in Infected Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Case-control Study

Introduction: Procalcitonin (PCT), is an amino acid protein precursor of calcitonin hormone, which is released by thyroid parafollicular cells or other body cells. Procalcitonin alone or along with other biomarkers of infection such as erythrocyte sedimentation rate( ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP...

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Main Authors:	HM Dhruva, Sridhar Gopal, T Narayanswamy
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd. 2023-03-01
Series:	International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery
Subjects:	amputation calcitonin c-reactive protein diabetes mellitus
Online Access:	https://ijars.net/article_fulltext.aspx?issn=0973-709x&year=2023&month=March-April&volume=12&issue=2&page=SO05%20-%20SO09&id=2877

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