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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Serum PCT and CRP Levels in Upper Respiratory Tract Infections as a Marker of Infection

Archana Sood, Preeti Chauhan, Manisha Jain, Pradeep Dabla, Sanjay Sood

Keywords : Procalcitonin,C-reactive protein,Tonsillitis,Rhinosinusitis

Citation Information : Sood A, Chauhan P, Jain M, Dabla P, Sood S. Serum PCT and CRP Levels in Upper Respiratory Tract Infections as a Marker of Infection. Clin Rhinol An Int J 2013; 6 (1):1-4.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10013-1139

Published Online: 01-04-2013

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2013; The Author(s).


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Chauhan P, Sood A, Jain M, Dabla P, Sood S. Serum PCT and CRP Levels in Upper Respiratory Tract Infections as a Marker of Infection. Clin Rhinol An Int J 2013;6(1):1-4.


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