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Procalcitonin as an indicator of urosepsis
Research and Reports in Urology, 2013 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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THE DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF PROCALCITONIN FOR EARLY DETECTION OF UROSEPSIS [PDF]
Jurnal Urologi Indonesia, 2012 Objective: To study procalcitonin as an early and accurate marker for urosepsis. Material & Method: We performed a diagnostic study of procalcitonin, CRP and peripheral blood leucocyte in 21 patients.
M. Andriady S. Nasution +4 more
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Intra-abdominal pressure and procalcitonin are valid prognostic markers of acute pancreatitis severity (intra-abdominal pressure and procalcitonin) [PDF]
Serbian Journal of Anesthesia and Intensive Therapy, 2017 Introduction. Early assessment of the severity and etiology of acute pancreatitis is very important for further treatment procedures. The aim of the study was to investigate the association between intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) and procalcitonin as an ...
Stojanović Maja +5 more
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Procalcitonin: a marker of heart failure
Acta Cardiologica, 2015 Serum procalcitonin levels are associated with congestive heart failure, but are not established biomarkers of the disease. We evaluated the predictive value of serum procalcitonin levels for diagnosing heart failure and assessing its severity.This retrospective, case-control study involved 59 subjects (mean age 59.7-10.1 years; 38 males), including 21
Diker, Erdem +4 more
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Critical Care Clinics, 2020 Procalcitonin is a biomarker that is generally elevated in bacterial infections. This review describes a conceptual framework for biomarkers using lessons from the history of troponin, applies this framework to procalcitonin with a review of observational studies and randomized trials in and out of the intensive care unit, and concludes with clinical ...
Bachar, Hamade, David T, Huang
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Procalcitonin level comparison in HIV/AIDS patients between non-bacterial and bacterial pneumonia in East Indonesia [PDF]
, 2021 Lower respiratory tract infections including pneumonia were the most common diseases diagnosed in HIV/AIDS patients. Bacteria, fungi, and viruses were pathogens that were often detected in pneumonia cases and required different management.
Yudhawati Meliana Resti, ,- +9 more
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Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide (GIP) Induces Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP)-I and Procalcitonin (Pro-CT) Production in Human Adipocytes [PDF]
, 2011 Context: Increased plasma levels of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), calcitonin CT gene-related peptide (CGRP)-I, and procalcitonin (Pro-CT) are associated with obesity.
Beat Müller +32 more
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Procalcitonin Levels in Chronic Rhinosinusitis [PDF]
, 2019 Objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate and compare procalcitonin levels of patients diagnosed with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP) and CRS without nasal polyposis (CRSsNP) along with healthy controls. Methods: A total
Midilli, Raşit +11 more
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, 2022 OBJECTIVE: To compare the serum procalcitonin levels and other infection markers released in response to the inflammatory response that develops secondary to the operation in patients with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus who underwent spinal ...
Sedef Gülçin Ural +4 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Procalcitonin is a biomarker of systemic inflammation and may have importance in the immune response. The metabolic response to elevated procalcitonin in critical illness is not known.
Hirotada Kobayashi +3 more
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