Background: Sepsis is a deadly immunological disorder and its pathophysiology is still
poorly understood. We aimed to determine if specific pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory …

Procalcitonin (PCT) is an acute-phase reactant that has been used to diagnose and
potentially track the treatment of sepsis. Procalcitonin values rise initially as the infection sets …

Urosepsis is a very serious condition with a high mortality rate. The immune response is in
the center of pathophysiology. The therapeutic management of these patients includes …

Sepsis is currently defined as the presence of organ dysfunction occurring as the result of a
disturbed host response to a serious infection. Sepsis is one of the most common diseases …

Background Given the acknowledged problems in sepsis diagnosis, we use a novel way
with the application of the latent class analysis (LCA) to determine the operative …

Background and objective Procalcitonin (PCT) can help the early diagnosis of bacterial
infections and estimate the response obtained. The objective is to study the value of PCT for …

Background The role of PCT (procalcitonin) in elderly patients with bacterial infection has
not fully been investigated. In previous studies, the role of PCT in diagnosing bacterial …

Background Absolute eosinophil count (AEC) and procalcitonin (PCT) level may have a
prognostic value in critically ill patients. However, their role in cirrhotic patients has never …

Antecedentes y objetivo La procalcitonina (PCT) puede ayudar al diagnóstico precoz de las
infecciones bacterianas y estimar la respuesta obtenida. El objetivo es estudiar el valor de …

Background: Sepsis is the leading cause of death in critically ill patients in Intensive Care
Units (ICUs). Lipid metabolism may change during sepsis. Objectives: This study aimed to …