title: Role of procalcitonin in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: drtbpmh@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hatipoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Asim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ulcay
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ergenekon
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karagoz
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Vedat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Turhan
mesh_terms: D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin