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Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 2020 Introduction The kinetics of procalcitonin in pediatric patients with non-critical acute bacterial infections receiving appropriate antibiotic therapy are not well described.
Sophie E. Katz +5 more
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DEN Open, Volume 7, Issue 1, April 2027.ABSTRACT We report a rare case of disseminated Klebsiella pneumoniae infection mimicking multiple subepithelial lesion (SEL)‐like elevations throughout the colon. A 73‐year‐old man was referred for the treatment of diarrhea, edema, and anemia. Colonoscopy revealed numerous SEL‐like elevations from the cecum to the rectum, raising suspicion for ...
Yoshiaki Kobayashi +6 more
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Limited diagnostic value of procalcitonin in early diagnosis of adult onset Still’s disease
, 2016 A 17-year-old female patient was referred to the Infectious Diseases Ward because of fever lasting for 14 days. On admission to the hospital the patient was in a generally good state, without any abnormalities on physical examination.
Ewelina Gowin, Jacek Wysocki
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Procalcitonin and cellulitis:correlation of procalcitonin blood levels with measurements of severity and outcome in patients with limb cellulitis [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: Procalcitonin levels may be raised in bacterial infections and have been used to guide antibiotic therapy. There is little data on procalcitonin and limb cellulitis.
Davies, Philippa +2 more
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Clinical and Translational Discovery, Volume 6, Issue 6, December 2026.1. Prevention strategies should be stratified by preoperative cholangitis status. 2. For pre‐existing cholangitis, therapeutic antibiotics plus urgent drainage are essential; ENBD and stents show similar efficacy. 3. Early biliary drainage is the cornerstone of treatment; endoscopic drainage is preferred, with PTCD/EUS‐BD as second‐line. 4.
Hao‐Xin Chen, Jun Yao
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Procalcitonin: seeking a niche [PDF]
Critical Care, 2009 For over a decade there has been intense interest given to the role of procalcitonin in the diagnosis and management of sepsis in critically ill patients. Early opinions strongly supported the diagnostic role but data accumulating from numerous subsequent studies are less supportive, even when used in very selective settings.
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2019 Background Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is common after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and always leads to a poor prognosis. Compared with conventional detection methods, either high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) or ...
Guoqiang Gu +4 more
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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, Volume 34, Issue 10, Page 3627-3636, October 2026.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 +6 more
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Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition, 2011 Irwin, Adam D., Carrol, Enitan D.
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Procalcitonin in pediatrics: Overview and challenge
Infection, 1998 [No abstract available]
C. Chiesa +3 more
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