Objective To investigate whether the magnitude of the change in procalcitonin (PCT) and C-
reactive protein (CRP) levels between day 1 and day 2 after the blood culture date is …

Objective Although absolute values for C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) are
well known to predict sepsis in the critically ill, it remains unclear how changes in CRP and …

Background: To explore the value of dynamic monitoring of procalcitonin (PCT) for early
identification of pathogens and prognosis of bloodstream infections (BSI) in the intensive …

Serial procalcitonin is reported to be useful to titrate duration of antibiotic therapy in the non
critically ill patient with pneumonia. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship …

Background Antibiotic overuse in respiratory illness is common and is associated with drug
resistance and hospital-acquired infection. Biomarkers that can identify bacterial infections …

To the Editor—I read with interest the recent systematic review of serum procalcitonin (PCT)
in guiding duration of antimicrobial therapy in intensive care units (ICUs)[1] and wish to …

Purpose The purpose was to investigate the value of procalcitonin (PCT) kinetics in
predicting the appropriateness of empirical antimicrobial treatment in critically ill patients …

Objectives Procalcitonin (PCT) is an early diagnosis marker of sepsis/bacteremia. However,
some reports refer to its lower responsiveness to gram-positive bacteremia. We …

Objective: To analyze the utility of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) as
criteria for admission or discharge, or to indicate the need for immediate antimicrobial …

Objectives To assess retrospectively the diagnostic value of procalcitonin (PCT) in excluding
suspected bloodstream infection, establish cut-off values for PCT levels, and compare PCT …