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Update on Procalcitonin Measurements [PDF]

Annals of Laboratory Medicine, 2014
Procalcitonin (PCT) is used as a biomarker for the diagnosis of sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock. At the same time, PCT has also been used to guide antibiotic therapy. This review outlines the main indications for PCT measurement and points out possible pitfalls.
openaire   +2 more sources

Procalcitonin Level Differences in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis Without Bacterial Infection

The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy, 2017
Background: Procalcitonin level can increase in patients with liver cirrhosis without bacterial infection. The aim of this study is to identify the role of procalcitonin in patients with liver cirrhosis without bacterial infection.
Oska Mesanti, Rino Alvani Gani, Marcellus Simadibrata, Suhendro   +3 more
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Evaluation of the Relationship Between C-reactive Protein, Lactate, Procalcitonin and Albumin Levels and Procalcitonin/Albumin Ratio with SOFA and APACHE-II Scores in Emergency ICU Patients

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, Başar Cander, Bensu Bulut, Hilmi Kaya, Ramiz Yazıcı, Tuba Öztürk Demir, Ramazan Güven   +6 more
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Procalcitonin levels in maternal serum and cord blood as marker for diagnosis of early onset neonatal sepsis

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, Kavita Agarwal, Anita Rani, Rupali Dewan, Harish Chellani   +4 more
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Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy algorithms for different types of acute respiratory infections based on previous trials

, 2018
Introduction: Although evidence indicates that use of procalcitonin to guide antibiotic decisions for the treatment of acute respiratory infections (ARI) decreases antibiotic consumption and improves clinical outcomes, algorithms used within studies had ...
Rodrigo O. Deliberato (5512706), Meret Merker (5512694), Konrad Reinhart (51097), Yahya Shehabi (51763), Michael Tamm (65010), Matthias Briel (120543), Beat Mueller (300968), Michel Wolff (147901), Philipp Schuetz (33688), Rebekka Bolliger (5512691), Maarten Nijsten (3477845), Charles E Luyt (5512697), Angela Branche (5512703), Bianca Beghé (482635), Stefan Schroeder (5512685), Alessia Verduri (482636), Vandack Nobre (4175917), Mirjam Christ-Crain (15611), Evelien de Jong (5512688), Jens-Ulrik S. Jensen (5512700), Pierre Damas (20576), Bin Cao (186972), Daiana Stolz (65007), Tobias Welte (87188), Albertus Beishuizen (70118)   +24 more
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Increased serum procalcitonin levels in pregnant patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria [PDF]

, 2013
Discussion: Procalcitonin levels were significantly higher in ASB group than the control group and serum procalcitonin levels were higher in pregnant women with recurrent ASB. This finding is an important result revealed that high procalcitonin level can
Akdemir, Nermin, Özden, Selçuk
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The utility of procalcitonin for identifying secondary infections in patients with influenza or COVID-19 receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
Background: Identifying secondary infections in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) presents challenges due to the ECMO circuit’s influence on traditional signs of infection.
Kajal D. Patel, James K. Aden, Michal J. Sobieszczyk, Joseph E. Marcus   +3 more
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Blood RNA Biomarker Signatures for Early Diagnosis and Prognosis in Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: The IBIS‐CT1 Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the expression of nine blood RNA biomarkers in a clinical trial based on genes previously identified in an experimental monkey model of stroke for diagnosis feasibility and prognostication. Methods IBIS‐CT1 was a prospective longitudinal study enrolling patients with ischemic stroke (IS) or intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH ...
Salomé Retailleau, Marie Bruguet, Irina Viakhireva‐Dovganyuk, François‐Mathias Merrien, Denis Marechal, Aurore Jourdain, Philippe Goas, Jordan Coris, Julien Asselineau, Maëlys Consigny, Gérald Le Gac, Serge Timsit   +11 more
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The Assessment of Vitamin D, Antimicrobial Peptides and Procalcitonin in Bronchiectasis [PDF]

, 2014
My research investigated the distribution of antimicrobial peptides (cathelicidin and β-defensin 2), vitamin D and the inflammatory marker procalcitonin, between systemic and localised respiratory levels in stable bronchiectasis patients.
Gartner, Sarah Nicole
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PROFILE OF PROCALCITONIN LEVELS IN SEVERE–CRITICAL COVID-19 PATIENTS [PDF]

, 2021
The diagnostic and therapeutic modalities of COVID-19 are still being researched and developed. One of the diagnostic modalities in the treatment of COVID-19, especially in patients with severe and critical symptoms, is procalcitonin.
Room, Asyikun Nasyid, Muchtar, Faisal, Amin, Hisbullah   +2 more
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