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Procalcitonin in Takayasu Arteritis [PDF]
The Journal of Rheumatology, 2014 To the Editor: Procalcitonin (PCT) is an acute-phase protein, a precursor of the hormone calcitonin1. Microbial constituents and proinflammatory mediators such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF), interleukin 6 (IL-6), and interferon-γ induce ubiquitous PCT expression during bacterial, parasitic, or fungal infections1,2.
Tombetti E +8 more
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Usefulness of sialic acid for diagnosis of sepsis in critically ill patients: a retrospective study
BMC Anesthesiology, 2020 Background Early diagnosis of sepsis is very important. It is necessary to find effective and adequate biomarkers in order to diagnose sepsis. In this study, we compared the value of sialic acid and procalcitonin for diagnosing sepsis.
Bo Yao +4 more
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Impact of adherence to procalcitonin antibiotic prescribing guideline recommendations for low procalcitonin levels on antibiotic use [PDF]
, 2023 BACKGROUND: The Procalcitonin Antibiotic Consensus Trial (ProACT) found provision of a procalcitonin antibiotic prescribing guideline to hospital-based clinicians did not reduce antibiotic use.
Angus, Derek C. +24 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background Procalcitonin is an inflammatory biomarker that is sensitive for bacterial infections and a promising clinical decision aid in antimicrobial stewardship programs.
Ingrid Christensen +4 more
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Procalcitonin multicentric CAP identification [PDF]
, 2022 this dataset was conceived to analyse the discriminatory efficacy of procalcitonin in differentiating antibiotic-requiring CAP from purely viral ...
Stefano Malinverni (8961053) +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2012 UnlabelledProcalcitonin has been shown to be useful in separating infection from non-infective disorders. However, infection is often paralleled by tissue inflammation.
Fiona J McCann +5 more
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The Usefulness of Procalcitonin in the Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Children: A Pilot Study
Emergency Medicine International, 2012 Objective. To assess the predictive value of procalcitonin in detecting acute appendicitis (AP) in children, and to determine a cutoff value of procalcitonin which can safely include/exclude the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children with acute ...
Abu N. G. A. Khan +4 more
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European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X, 2023 Objectives: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of Procalcitonin in maternal serum and umbilical cord blood samples to predict Early onset neonatal sepsis (EONS). Study Design: It was a Prospective analytical cohort study.
Puja Yadav +4 more
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Prognostic Value of Mortality in Emergency Department Sepsis Score, Procalcitonin, and C-Reactive Protein in Patients with Sepsis at the Emergency Department [PDF]
, 2011 The prognostic value of procalcitonin (PCT) in patients with sepsis at the emergency department (ED) has not been evaluated. We conducted a prospective observational study to compare the prognostic value of PCT on sepsis and compared with a validated ...
李建璋;陳世英;蔡居霖;吳淑瓊;江文莒;王竣令;孫幸筠;陳石池;陳文鍾;薛博仁 +1 more
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Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020 Aim:This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of C-reactive protein (CRP), lactate, procalcitonin and albumin levels and procalcitonin/ albumin ratio used as indicators of infection on mortality in critical patients admitted to the intensive care unit
Dilek Atik +6 more
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