Sepsis, the systemic inflammatory response to infection, represents the major cause of death
in critically ill veterinary patients. Whereas important advances in our understanding of the …

Procalcitonin (PCT) has recently emerged as a powerful biomarker for an early and accurate
diagnosis of bacterial infection. Here we summarize our current understanding of the …

Background Prolonged antimicrobial drug (AMD) treatment is associated with antimicrobial
resistance development. Biomarker measurement may aid treatment decision‐making …

Background Procalcitonin (PCT) is a valuable prognostic biomarker in human sepsis that is
predictive of organ dysfunction, septic shock and mortality. Data on PCT in dogs is limited …

The diagnosis of sepsis in calves is challenging. Blood culture and clinical signs combined
with a complete blood count have been used for the diagnosis of sepsis. Recent literature in …

Background The diseases most frequent associated with SIRS in adult horses are those
involving the gastrointestinal tract. An early diagnosis should be the goal in the management …

Background Identifying biomarkers to aide in the diagnosis and prognostication of sepsis in
dogs would be valuable to veterinarians. Objective To compare plasma inflammatory …

Critically ill patients are frequently at risk of sepsis or inflammatory conditions. Procalcitonin
(PCT) is a biomarker for critically ill patients to differentiate sepsis from non-infectious …

Sepsis, the life‐threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to
infection, is difficult to identify and to prognosticate for. In people with sepsis, procalcitonin …

Background Procalcitonin (PCT) is an important biomarker for sepsis in human medicine,
but there is little information regarding PCT as a biomarker for sepsis in dogs. There are no …