Validity of procalcitonin as diagnostic biomarker for infective endocarditis
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Diagnostic approaches in infective endocarditis.
UNLABELLED Infective endocarditis is a true systemic infection and a life-threatening disease associated with high mortality. AIM To evaluate the problems that occur during making the diagnosis of infective endocarditis, in order to highlight the need of other diagnostic prospects. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective study using clinical, microbiological, and echocardiographic findings from ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: SVU - International Journal of Medical Sciences (Online)
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2636-3402', '2735-427X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21608/svuijm.2023.212553.1589