Open AccessRole of procalcitonin, Il-6 and C- reactive protein in suspected cases of sepsis
Author(s) -
S. N. Sharma,
Nandini Duggal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_762_18
Subject(s) - procalcitonin , sepsis , medicine , c reactive protein , biomarker , gastroenterology , immunology , inflammation , biology , biochemistry
To study the role of serum procalcitonin as a diagnostic biomarker in sepsis and to compare it with other sepsis markers (IL-6, CRP) in patients of suspected sepsis.