Fever is not only observed in the course of a bacterial or viral infection, but can be a
symptom of, for instance, auto-immune, malignant or thromboembolic disease. Determining …

Background: Procalcitonin (PCT) has been increasingly used as an inflammatory marker to
identify patients with systemic infection. Moreover, PCT guidance allowed significant …

Background Procalcitonin (PCT) is an inflammatory marker that has been used as indicator
of severe bacterial infection. We evaluated the concentrations of PCT as a marker for …

Traditional biomarkers, including C-reactive protein, leukocytes, erythrocyte sedimentation
rate, and clinical signs and symptoms, are not sufficiently sensitive or specific enough to …

Causes and outcome of fever in patients with neutropenia differ. Patients with bacteraemia
and pulmonary infiltrates usually suffer significant morbidity and the outcome may be poor in …

Despite several consensus conferences, the criteria for the definition of sepsis are still
considered too sensitive and insufficiently specific. The traditional clinical signs of infection …

Sepsis is the systemic response to infection by microbial organisms. A differential diagnosis
of infection caused by either bacteria or other microbial organisms is essential for effective …

Purpose: Procalcitonin (PCT) is a current, frequently used marker for severe bacterial
infection. The aim of this study was to assess the ability of PCT levels to differentiate …

The novel inflammatory marker procalcitonin (PCT) was assessed as an index of infection in
patients with febrile neutropenia. Blood samples were obtained from 115 patients with …

Background: It is vital to recognize the cause of an infection to enable earlier treatment.
Studies have shown that procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) have very high …