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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.
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Synovial interleukin‐6 point‐of‐care testing, alone and combined with D‐dimer, supports rapid diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Data on the reliability of point‐of‐care (POC) tests for the rapid diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) using synovial fluid (SF) D‐dimer (DD), interleukin 6 (IL‐6) and procalcitonin (PCT) are limited. This study aimed to address this issue by evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of POC tests for SF DD, IL‐6 and PCT in ...
Sujeesh Sebastian, Hibah Abdulwahab Abusulaiman, Veronika Achatz, Matteo Spadini, Tobias Josef Niedrist, Markus Herrmann, Jochen Gerhard Hofstaetter   +6 more
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Influence of patient factors on target plasma volume treated attainment rate during double filtration plasmapheresis in patients with hypertriglyceridemic acute pancreatitis

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction This study aims to investigate patient factors affecting the rate of plasma volume target attained in hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis (HTG‐AP) patients undergoing double filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP). Methods A retrospective analysis of 82 HTG‐AP‐interpreted patients from January 2019 to April 2024 compared target plasma ...
Hui Zhang, Chenqiang Zhu, Yunlong Wu
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Tissue‐retained needles in people who inject drugs: A systematic review of case reports and series on clinical presentations, complications and management

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Tissue‐retained needles from intravenous drug use can cause rare but severe complications, ranging from local to systemic infections to needle embolization. Due to the limited evidence and the lack of epidemiological studies on the issue, we systematically reviewed the literature focusing on case reports and case series on ...
Heidi Laukkala, Anna Nevalainen, Irina Rinta‐Kiikka, Samuel Heikkilä, Sisu Kiuru, Markku Sumanen, Otso Arponen, Olli Nevalainen   +7 more
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Altered Pathogen Spectrum of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Patients Treated With Proton Pump Inhibitors

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
This multicenter, observational study reveals distinct alterations in the microbial spectrum of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) associated with proton pump inhibitor use. These results are especially relevant for guiding empiric antibiotic therapy of SBP.
Philip Kitchen, Sarah L. Schütte, Tammo L. Tergast, Benjamin Maasoumy, Leonie Braun, Ulrich vor dem Esche, Georg Häcker, Marcus M. Mücke, Marlene Reincke, Michael Schultheiss, Robert Thimme, Siegbert Rieg, Dominik Bettinger, Lukas Sturm   +13 more
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Pyrexia in juvenile dogs: a retrospective analysis of diagnosis and clinical features of 115 Australian cases

Australian Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Pyrexia is a non‐specific clinical sign associated with many diseases in dogs. This case series examines the final diagnoses, breed distribution and outcomes in dogs aged 18 months or under with pyrexia >24 h duration. Medical record databases of 11 Australian emergency and referral hospitals between 1st January 2020 and 31st January 2025 were searched
H Lobegeier, J Campo, C Cannon, P Bennett   +3 more
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Clinical guideline highlights for the hospitalist: Recommendations for pneumonia in hospitalized children with neurologic impairment

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Elizabeth L. Nichols, J. Andrew Watson
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Análisis de la asociación entre procalcitonina y mortalidad por sepsis en menores de 18 años en una unidad de cuidados intensivos, Pasto- Colombia 2012 - 2014 [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: Procalcitonin increases early in patients with sepsis; however, it is necessary to deepen the relationship between their levels and the multi-organ commitment, as well as their outcomes such as death.
Mazzillo-Vega, Liliana, Palacios-Barahona, Uriel, Pantoja-Chamorro, Freddy   +2 more
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Procalcitonin [PDF]

Critical Care Clinics, 2020
Bachar Hamade, David T. Huang
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S1 Guideline on Infected Interdigital Intertrigo (also called Gram‐Negative Toe Web Infection)

JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.
Summary Infected interdigital intertrigo is an exudative, macerating, mixed infection of the toe webs in which gram‐negative bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacterales) seem prevalent, but in which gram‐positive pathogens (Staphylococcus [S.] aureus, streptococci, enterococci) and fungi (dermatophytes, yeasts) also occur.
Christoph Zeyen, Dietrich Abeck, Karsten Becker, Joachim Dissemond, Birgit Kahle, Hans Peter Lorenzen, Bettina Löffler, Andreas Maier‐Hasselmann, Till Mittank‐Weidner, Alexander Nast, Cord Sunderkötter   +10 more
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