A short-term cross-sectional retrospective study on procalcitonin as a diagnostic aid for various infectious diseases
Abstract Background Procalcitonin (PCT) was first described in the early 1960s as a precursor of calcitonin that is synthesized mainly in the thyroid and lung tissues. It is an immediate biosynthetic product in response to bacterial toxins and the pro-inflammatory cytokines, which in turn makes it a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2025-03-01
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| Series: | Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43094-025-00773-y |
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