Sepsis is a clinical syndrome defined by physiologic changes indicative of systemic
inflammation, which are likely attributable to documented or suspected infection. Septic …

Sepsis is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity, even with the current
availability of extended-spectrum antibiotics and advanced medical care. Biomarkers offer a …

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 …

Procalcitonin (PCT) has been increasingly used as a biomarker of bacterial infection and as
a tool to guide antimicrobial therapy, especially in lower respiratory tract and bloodstream …

Objectives: Following surgery, it is difficult to distinguish a postoperative inflammatory
reaction from infection. This study examined the predictive value of the biomarkers; …

Objective/background A decision about the need for antimicrobial therapy in a patient with
febrile neutropenia after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is often complicated …

Background/Aim: Infections are one of the most important causes of mortality and morbidity
after liver transplantation as in all transplantations. Infectious complications are known to be …

Infection is a life‐threatening complication after liver transplantation (LT). A recent outbreak
of multidrug‐resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa triggered changes in our infection control …

Background Procalcitonin (PCT) has become a commonly used serum inflammatory marker.
Our aim was to describe the kinetics and usefulness of serial post-operative PCT …

Purpose We evaluated the association of procalcitonin (PCT), IL-6-8-10 plasma levels
during the first 72 h after lung transplantation (LT) with ICU-mortality, oxygenation, primary …