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- 2019
Serum Procalcitonin Levels in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients in North Indian PopulationKeywords: Antibiotics, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, exacerbations, procalcitonin, Antibiotiques, maladie pulmonaire obstructive chronique, exacerbations, procalcitonine Abstract: 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 infection
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