Sepsis is among the most common causes of death in hospitals. It arises from the host
response to infection. Currently, diagnosis relies on nonspecific physiological criteria and …

The diagnostic use of procalcitonin for bacterial infections remains a matter of debate. Most
studies have used ambiguous outcome measures such as sepsis instead of infection. We …

Background: A complex network of biological mediators underlies the clinical syndrome of
sepsis. The nonspecific physiologic criteria of sepsis syndrome or the systemic inflammatory …

Sepsis is a serious infection and still a common cause of morbidity and mortality in resource‐
limited settings such as India. Even when microbiologic diagnostics are available …

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 …

Although knowledge of the existence of a link between biological dysfunction and the
environment is very old, as testified by writings dating from more than 2000 years ago …

BACKGROUND: Elevated mean platelet volume (MPV) and immature platelet fraction (IPF)
are predictive for vascular risk. Both can be associated with residual platelet reactivity. We …

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between high-sensitive C-
reactive protein (hsCRP) and leukocyte antisedimentation rate (LAR) as a specific test to …

Background Information Leukocytes migrate in an amoeboid fashion while patrolling our
organism in the search for infection or tissue damage. Their capacity to migrate has been …

Musculoskeletal infections are a common cause of morbidity in children. A multitude of
studies over the past few years have improved our knowledge and understanding of the …