Serum procalcitonin levels in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in North Indian Population

Background: Exacerbations in Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a considerable impact on morbidity, mortality, and quality of life. Procalcitonin (PCT) a polypeptide normally produced in neuroendocrine cells of the thyroid and lungs is a marker of systemic inflammation and bacterial i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of African medicine 2019-04, Vol.18 (2), p.103-107
Hauptverfasser:	Pandey, Sarika, Garg, Rajiv, Kant, Surya, Verma, Ajay, Gaur, Priyanka
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Analysis Antibiotics Bacterial infections Biomarkers Biomarkers - blood Chronic obstructive lung disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Development and progression Dyspnea Female Genetic aspects Humans Illnesses India - epidemiology Infection Infections Inflammation Lung diseases Male Middle Aged Morbidity Mortality Original Patients Procalcitonin - blood Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - blood Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - epidemiology Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - psychology Quality of Life Respiratory tract diseases Serum - metabolism Thyroid gland Ventilators Viral infections
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