Elevation of procalcitonin level in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and in medical staff with close patient contact.

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Published in Arch Med Res on September 05, 2003

Authors

Ozlem Kandemir1, Bahar Uluba, Gürbüz Polat, Canan Sezer, Handan Camdeviren, Ali Kaya

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey. kandemirege@hotmail.com

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