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Procalcitonin in Childhood Pneumonia [PDF]

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 2017
Samir S, Shah, Todd A, Florin, Lilliam, Ambroggio   +2 more
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Procalcitonin: Importance for the diagnosis of bacterial infections [PDF]

, 2017
In contrast to calcitonin which is primarily synthesized in the thyroid, procalcitonin is a prohormone which is synthesized in many different tissues of infected organs. To diagnose mild, localized, or early infections an assay needs to have a functional
Huber, Andreas R., Müller, Beat, Schuetz, Philipp, Christ-Crain, Mirjam   +3 more
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Procalcitonin evaluation of antibiotic use in COVID-19 hospitalised patients: The PEACH mixed methods study

Health Technology Assessment
Background Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, there was concern about potentially unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in the National Health Service. Procalcitonin testing was being used in some hospitals to guide antibiotic use.
Joanne Euden, Mahableshwar Albur, Rebecca Bestwick, Stuart Bond, Lucy Brookes-Howell, Paul Dark, Sarah Gerver, Detelina Grozeva, Ryan Hamilton, Margaret Heginbothom, Thomas Hellyer, Josie Henley, Russell Hope, Susan Hopkins, Philip Howard, Daniel Howdon, Natalie King, Chikezie Knox-Macaulay, Martin Llewelyn, Wakunyambo Maboshe, Iain McCullagh, Margaret Ogden, Philip Pallmann, Helena Parsons, David Partridge, Neil Powell, Graham Prestwich, Colin Richman, Dominick Shaw, Bethany Shinkins, Tamas Szakmany, Emma Thomas-Jones, Stacy Todd, Edward Webb, Robert West, Enitan Carrol, Jonathan Sandoe   +36 more
doaj   +1 more source

Procalcitonin and brain natriuretic peptide as parameters in the postoperative course of patients with major pulmonary resection [PDF]

, 2007
Postoperative infections and cardiac events are the major morbidity factors after thoracic surgery and dominating causes of death. Therefore, a sensitive blood marker is needed for an early diagnosis of complications.
Hoksch, Beatrix, Alexander Schmid, Ralph, Fahrner, René, Fahrner, Renée   +3 more
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Procalcitonin [PDF]

Critical Care, 2000
openaire   +1 more source

Procalcitonin

Swiss Medical Forum ‒ Schweizerisches Medizin-Forum, 2008
Muller, B., Schuetz, P., Christ-Crain, M.   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Serial C-Reactive Protein Measurements for Prognostication and Antimicrobial Decision-Making in ICU Sepsis Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study. [PDF]

Int J Gen Med
Al-Dorzi HM, Aleid AM, Alqahtani AA, Alwarafi AA, Alwahbi SF.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Procalcitonin-guided decision and antibiotic treatment duration in late onset sepsis of newborns: multicentre, randomised controlled trial (ProABIS). [PDF]

BMJ Med
Mitanchez D, Lacoste-Badie R, Flamant C, Beuchée A, Tourneux P, Mokhtari M, Jarreau PH, Tuffet S, Berard L, Rousseau A, Gras-Le Guen C, ProABIS Study Group.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Procalcitonine

Forum Médical Suisse ‒ Swiss Medical Forum, 2008
B Müller, P Schuetz, M ChristCrain
openaire   +1 more source

Variation of Procalcitonin Level in Elective Cardiac Surgery at a Tertiary Cardiac Centre: A Prospective Longitudinal Study. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
Dangol PB, Shrestha BK, Dhungana S, Mainali G, Ghimire M, Pandey A.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source