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Diagnostic value of procalcitonin, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), quantitative C-reactive protein (CRP) and clinical findings associated with osteomyelitis in patients with diabetic foot

Zahra Soleimani, Fatemeh Amighi, Zarichehr Vakili, Mansooreh Momen‐Heravi, Seyyed Alireza Moravveji

Human Antibodies · 2021 · 19 citations · 14 references

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Abstract

In this group of patients, PCT was useful to discriminate patients with bone infection. Also, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein can be used as a marker of osteomyelitis in diabetic patients.

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