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Impact of a Procalcitonin-Based Protocol on Antibiotic Exposure and Costs in Critically Ill Patients

Critical Care Explorations, 2021
OBJECTIVES:. To examine the impact before and after adoption of a procalcitonin-based protocol to guide sepsis management has on antibiotic use, care costs, and outcomes of critically ill patients. DESIGN:. Before-after study. SETTING:.
Jarva Chow, MD, MS, MPH, Talar W. Markossian, PhD, MPH, Fritzie S. Albarillo, MD, Elisabeth E. Donahey, PharmD, Kathleen L. Bobay, PhD, RN, FAAN   +4 more
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The Association between Admission Procalcitonin Level and The Severity of COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Medicina, 2022
Background and Objectives: An elevated procalcitonin level has classically been linked to bacterial infections. Data on the association between elevated procalcitonin and the outcome of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are conflicting.
Mohamed Aon, Abdullah Alsaeedi, Azeez Alzafiri, Mohamed M. Ibrahim, Abdelrahman Al-Shammari, Omar Al-Shammari, Mahmoud Tawakul, Sherif Taha, Naser Alherz, Jarrah Alshammari, Ebraheem Albazee, Teflah Alharbi, Duaa Alshammari, Zaid Alenezi, Monerah Alenezi, Salem Aldouseri, Meshari Eyadah, Mariam Aldhafeeri, Ahmed H. Aoun   +18 more
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Procalcitonin as a Potential Biomarker in the Study of Babesiosis Caused by B. microti

Pathogens, 2022
Procalcitonin is gaining momentum in the study of protozoal sepsis, but its utility as a biomarker has yet to be fully discovered in human babesiosis.
Michael Lum, Caitlin Gauvin, Sophia K. Pham, Aikaterini Papamanoli, Eric D. Spitzer, Andreas P. Kalogeropoulos, Luis A. Marcos   +6 more
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Presepsin Levels and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio are Positively Correlated with Procalcitonin Levels in Early Onset Neonatal Sepsis

Indonesian Biomedical Journal, 2023
BACKGROUND: Early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) is an acute infection and sepsis occurring within the first 24 hours of new-born life. An increase in procalcitonin levels, presepsin levels, and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in EONS subjects have ...
Ni Putu Sukma Sumantri Prabandari, Ni Kadek Mulyantari, Made Sukmawati, Anak Agung Ngurah Subawa, I Wayan Gede Artawan Eka Putra, Anak Agung Wiradewi Lestari, I Nyoman Wande, Ni Nyoman Mahartini   +7 more
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Serum procalcitonin levels associate with Clostridioides difficile infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a major cause of morbidity among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Diagnostic biomarkers for early detection of CDI are needed in clinical practice.
Mohammad Abdehagh, Masoumeh Azimirad, Hamidreza Houri, Banafsheh Nadalian, Fahimeh Azimirad, Meysam Olfatifar, Ome Kolsoum Nasir Shoeibi, Abbas Yadegar, Shabnam Shahrokh, Mehran Mahdavi Roshan, Hamid Asadzadeh Aghdaei, Mohammad Reza Zali   +11 more
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SERUM PROCALCITONIN AS A PROGNOSTIC MARKER IN ACUTE SEVERE ULCERATIVE COLITIS: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2022
Background Procalcitonin may be increased in active ulcerative colitis (UC). We investigated the role of procalcitonin in predicting response in acute severe UC (ASUC).
Shubhra MISHRA, Sant RAM, Kaushal K PRASAD, Arun K SHARMA, Usha DUTTA, Vishal SHARMA   +5 more
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Tricky sepsis biomarker: Extremely high procalcitonin in squamous cell lung cancer with doubtful infection

Respirology Case Reports, 2023
Procalcitonin is a 116 amino acid polypeptide synthesized by the C‐cells of the thyroid gland. Elevated serum procalcitonin levels are generally thought to be the result of systemic bacterial infection, but recent reviews have suggested an association ...
Sabrina Ermayanti, Afriani Afriani, Dimas Bayu Firdaus   +2 more
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Infection…what else? The usefulness of procalcitonin in children after cardiac surgery.

PLoS ONE, 2021
ObjectivesProcalcitonin is a useful biomarker for predicting bacterial infection after cardiac surgery. However, sometimes procalcitonin rises following cardiac surgery without a confirmation of bacterial infection.
Sara Bobillo-Perez, Monica Girona-Alarcon, Anna Sole-Ribalta, Carmina Guitart, Aida Felipe, Lluisa Hernandez, Monica Balaguer, Francisco Jose Cambra, Iolanda Jordan   +8 more
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Low procalcitonin clearance correlates with mortality treated with culture-matched antibiotics in intensive care unit: A retrospective, observational study

Bali Journal of Anesthesiology, 2023
Background: Sepsis is a clinical syndrome with a high mortality rate which shows a direct relationship with the severity of the disease. Changes in procalcitonin levels in several studies are considered indicators of bacterial infection. The goal of this
Fradita Yudiastri Yunus Guzasiah, Haizah Nurdin, Faisal Muchtar, Hisbullah Muhammad Rum, Ari Santri Palinrungi   +4 more
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The use of procalcitonin in the determination of severity of sepsis, patient outcomes and infection characteristics. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
OBJECTIVE:The primary objective of this study was to determine the correlation between procalcitonin values and illness severity by evaluating the degree of end organ dysfunction using the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score, length of stay and the
Iram Yunus, Anum Fasih, Yanzhi Wang
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