Rationale: The role of procalcitonin (PCT), a widely used sepsis biomarker, in critically ill
patients with sepsis is undetermined. Objectives: To investigate the effect of a low PCT cut …

Background The revised definition of sepsis is life‐threatening organ dysfunction caused by
a dysregulated host response to infection (SEPSIS‐3). The objective of this study was to …

Introduction The diagnosis of sepsis in critically ill patients is challenging because traditional
markers of infection are often misleading. The present study was conducted to determine the …

Procalcitonin (PCT) is a circulating polypeptide produced in response to bacterial infections.
Studies conducted in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) setting have demonstrated its utility as a …

Comparison of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein as marker... : Critical Care Medicine
Comparison of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein as markers of sepsis : Critical Care …

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 …

Background The usefulness of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) as
individual biomarkers, and in combination, for the identification of infections in a critically ill …

Background Procalcitonin (PCT) has been proposed as a diagnostic and prognostic sepsis
marker, but has never been validated in febrile patients with prolonged ICU stay. Methods …

Sepsis still remains a big challenge in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs)
despite stellar advances made in the field of medicine. We can achieve better clinical …

Background: Physiological measures of malfunction in six organ systems (respiratory,
cardiovascular, hepatic, coagulation, renal, and central nervous systems) were used to …