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Procalcitonin metabolomics in the critically ill reveal relationships between inflammation intensity and energy utilization pathways

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, Karin Amrein, Jessica A. Lasky-Su, Kenneth B. Christopher   +3 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, Bülent Karcı, Sercan Göde, Göksel Turhal, Eraslan, Sevinç, Kaya, İsa, Sevinç Eraslan, Karcı, Halil Bülent, Turhal, Göksel, Raşit Midilli, Göde, Sercan, İsa Kaya   +11 more
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An evaluation into the use of procalcitonin levels as a biomarker of bacterial sepsis to aid the management of intrapartum pyrexia and chorioamnionitis [PDF]

, 2022
BACKGROUND Procalcitonin is an established biomarker for bacterial sepsis in the nonpregnant population with better diagnostic and prognostic value for bacterial infections. OBJECTIVE This
Carrick, Sophie, Bamber, Andrew R, Soomro, Kamran, Liebling, Rachel E, Walker, Sarah, Bamber, Andrew R., Waheed, Abdul H., Liebling, Rachel E., Harding, Irasha, Waheed, Abdul H   +9 more
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Serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in the evaluation of bacterial infection in generalized pustular psoriasis [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Background There is an obvious need for more prompt and specific biomarkers of bacterial infections in generalized pustular psoriasis patients. Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic properties and define appropriate cut-off ...
Siyu Wang, Zhen Xie, Zhu Shen
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Biomarkers of host response predict primary end-point radiological pneumonia in Tanzanian children with clinical pneumonia : a prospective cohort study [PDF]

, 2015
Diagnosing pediatric pneumonia is challenging in low-resource settings. The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined primary end-point radiological pneumonia for use in epidemiological and vaccine studies.
Nimerta Rajwans, Philipina Hongoa (795097), Kevin C Kain, Kyla Hayford (795094), Mary Kilowoko (795095), Hongoa, P., Laura K. Erdman (355452), Nimerta Rajwans (202154), Kyungu, Esther, Kyla Hayford, David L. Streiner (355456), Hayford, Kyla, Leonor Alamo, Laura K Erdman, Mary Kilowoko, Blaise Genton, Rajwans, Nimerta, Alamo, Leonor, Valérie D’Acremont (729622), Hayford, K., Esther Kyungu, Erdman, L.K., Genton, Blaise, Streiner, David L., Leonor Alamo (795098), Alamo, L., Valérie D'Acremont, Kevin C. Kain (63269), David L Streiner, Kyungu, E., Kain, Kevin C., Kain, K.C., Hongoa, Philipina, D'Acremont, Valérie, Erdman, Laura K., Rajwans, N., D'Acremont, V., Kilowoko, M., Philipina Hongoa, Blaise Genton (67109), Kilowoko, Mary, Genton, B., Esther Kyungu (795096), Streiner, D.L.   +43 more
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the value of initial biomarkers in predicting adverse outcome in febrile neutropenic episodes in children and young people with cancer [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Febrile neutropenia is a frequently occurring and occasionally life-threatening complication of treatment for childhood cancer. Many biomarkers have been proposed as predictors of adverse events.
Phillips Robert S, Lesley A. Stewart (7689776), Alex J. Sutton (7579679), Wade Ros, Ros Wade, Phillips, Robert S., Alex J Sutton, Lehrnbecher Thomas, Robert S Phillips, Wade, Ros, Lesley A Stewart, Lehrnbecher, Thomas, Sutton Alex J, Thomas Lehrnbecher (111156), Robert S. Phillips (320753), Stewart, Lesley A., Sutton, Alex J., Ros Wade (5740763), Thomas Lehrnbecher, Stewart Lesley A   +19 more
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THE DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF PROCALCITONIN FOR EARLY DETECTION OF UROSEPSIS

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, Sunaryo Hardjowijoto, Doddy M. Soebadi, Aryati Aryati, Widodo J Pujiraharjo   +4 more
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The impact of tracheotomy on levels of procalcitonin in patients without sepsis: a prospective study

Clinics, 2015
OBJECTIVE: Procalcitonin is a reliable biomarker of infection and sepsis. We aimed to determine whether tracheotomy influences the procalcitonin concentrations in patients without sepsis and assess whether operative duration and procedure affect the peak
Xingui Dai, Chunlai Fu, Changfa Wang, Yeping Cai, Sheng’an Zhang, Wei Guo, Daibing Kuang   +6 more
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Procalcitonin upon Emergency Department Admission during SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

Antibiotics, 2022
Introduction: Procalcitonin is a marker for bacterial diseases and has been used to guide antibiotic prescription. Procalcitonin accuracy, measured at admission, in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), is unknown in the current severe acute ...
Stefano Malinverni, Silvia Lazzaroni, Maïa Nuňez, Thierry Preseau, Frédéric Cotton, Delphine Martiny, Fatima Bouazza, Vincent Collot, Deborah Konopnicki, Stéphane Alard, Magali Bartiaux   +10 more
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Procalcitonin in Pediatrics

, 2013
Over the past two decades, the body of literature on the clinical usefulness of procalcitonin (PCT) in adults has grown rapidly. Although this approach has led to increased insight, it has also prompted debate regarding its potential use in diagnosis and management of severe infection.
1, 2)Lucia Pacifico, 3)John F. Osborn, 1)Fabio Natale, 1)Flavia Ferraro, 1)Mario De Curtis, 3) Claudio Chiesa   +6 more
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