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ea0056p344 | Diabetes (to include epidemiology, pathophysiology) | ECE2018

Evaluation of procalcitonin levels in diabetic and diabetic nephropathic patients

Dagdeviren Murat , Beyan Esin , Dagdeviren Tanyel Sema , Copuroglu Esra , Cagir Yavuz , Dogan Ozlem , Ertugrul Derun Taner , Altay Mustafa

Aim: To determine how serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels are affected in diabetic and diabetic nephropathic patients, it is important to determine whether PCT is indicative of an inflammation in these patients.Materials and methods: The study included 175 patients (75 diabetic nephropathy (group 1), 75 diabetic (group 2) and 25 non-diabetic nephropathy (group 3)) and 75 healthy volunteers. Serum and urine creatinine, serum high sensitive C- reactive protei...