Procalcitonin in Critical Illness
To detail the biology and diagnostic usefulness of serum procalcitonin in critical illness.A review of articles published in peer reviewed journals from 1990 to 2001 and identified through a MEDLINE search on procalcitonin.Procalcitonin (PCT) is a prohormone of calcitonin.
E, O'Connor +4 more
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Canine Procalcitonin Messenger RNA Expression [PDF]
Procalcitonin is considered an acute phase protein used as both a marker of infection and prognosis in human medicine. Canine procalcitonin has been previously sequenced; however, its use as a diagnostic or prognostic tool in dogs has never been assessed.
Sharon, Kuzi +5 more
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Procalcitonin as an indicator of urosepsis
Koichi Sugimoto, Shogo Adomi, Hiroyuki Koike, Atsunobu Esa Department of Urology, NTT West Osaka Hospital, Osaka, Japan Background: Procalcitonin has been advocated as a marker of bacterial infection, so this study was carried out to determine the ...
Sugimoto K, Adomi S, Koike H, Esa A
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Ultra-sensitive procalcitonin may help rule out bacterial infections in patients with cirrhosis
Background. Bacterial infections are frequent complications in patients with cirrhosis. Since they are associated with poor outcomes, antibiotics are frequently over-prescribed. Surrogate markers of bacterial infections, like procalcitonin, are needed to
Sebastián Marciano, M.D. +10 more
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Septic arthritis (SA) is more severe in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, joint surgical issues, or a weakened immune system. Timely diagnosis of SA is crucial for effective treatment.
Bin Yang, Faming Tian, Huilin Yu
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Correlation Between Neutrophil-lymphocyte Count Ratio and Procalcitonin in Sepsis and Septic Shock
Sepsis is one of the leading causes of death in patients with infection. Procalcitonin is one of the laboratory parameters that is used to differentiate between thesystemic inflammatory responses caused by pathogens and non-pathogens.
Jonathan Jonathan +2 more
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Kesesuaian Nilai C-Reactive Protein dan Procalcitonin dalam Diagnosis Pneumonia Berat pada Anak
Latar belakang. Penyebab pneumonia sulit dibedakan berdasarkan klinis, radiologis, dan pemeriksaan darah rutin, sedangkan pemeriksaan biakan darah memerlukan waktu lama dengan hasil positif 10%-30% kasus.
Irawati Irawati +2 more
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Hubungan Eosinopenia dan Rasio Neutrofil/Limfosit dengan Procalcitonin pada Pasien Sepsis
Procalcitonin adalah biomarker yang bermanfaat mendiagnosis sepsis, tetapi mahal dan waktu pemeriksaan lama. Eosinopenia dan rasio neutrofil/limfosit merupakan alternatif yang lebih murah dan cepat, namun efektivitasnya belum diketahui dengan jelas ...
Ajeng Kurnia Wardhani
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Circulating adrenomedullin estimates survival and reversibility of organ failure in sepsis: the prospective observational multinational Adrenomedullin and Outcome in Sepsis and Septic Shock-1 (AdrenOSS-1) study [PDF]
Background: Adrenomedullin (ADM) regulates vascular tone and endothelial permeability during sepsis. Levels of circulating biologically active ADM (bio-ADM) show an inverse relationship with blood pressure and a direct relationship with vasopressor ...
Abroug, S. +274 more
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La procalcitonina come indicatore di SIRS, sepsi e shock settico
Nosocomial infections are an important public health problem. Procalcitonin could be used as a clinical predictor of severe nosocomial infections. To validate procalcitonin as a diagnostic indicator of nosocomial infections, we have tested procalcitonin ...
Roberto Rossetti, Giacomo Corsini
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