Assessment of serum calcium, phosphorus, creactive protein and procalcitonin in tuberculosis patients

International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1868-1875

  Rohini, K ^a   Srikumar, P S ^a   Saxena, Jyoti ^b   Mahesh Kumar, A ^c   Bhat, Surekha ^d  

^a AIMST UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b BTKumaon Institute of Technology   (India)

^c MADRAS MEDICAL MISSION HOSPITAL   (India)

^d MELAKA MANIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Calcium; CRP; Infection; Phosphorus; Procalcitonin; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM; PHOSPHORUS; PROCALCITONIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOTURBIDIMETRY; INDIA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PHOSPHOMOLYBDATE METHOD; PHOTOMETRY; PROCALCITONIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 84871873388     PISSN: 18404529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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