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 …

Sepsis is a leading cause of mortality in critically ill patients. Delay in diagnosis and initiation
of antibiotics have been shown to increase mortality in this cohort. However, differentiating …

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 …

Sepsis is characterized as a life-threatening organ dysfunction syndrome that is caused by a
dysregulated host response to infection. The main etiological causes of sepsis are bacterial …

Purpose To assess the value of serum procalcitonin (PCT) for the differentiation between
patients with and without neonatal sepsis. Methods We systematically searched PubMed …

Purpose The aim of the study was to determine whether C-reactive protein (CRP),
procalcitonin (PCT), and d-dimer (DD) are markers of mortality in patients admitted to the …

Rapid diagnosis of bloodstream infections (BSIs) in the emergency department (ED) is
challenging, with turnaround times exceeding the timeline for rapid diagnosis. We studied …

Introduction This prospective study investigated the predictive value of procalcitonin (PCT)
for survival in 242 adult patients with severe sepsis and septic shock treated in intensive …

Background This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of procalcitonin (PCT) serum
concentrations to diagnose Gram-negative bacteremia and the association of PCT serum …

Procalcitonin (PCT) can discriminate bacterial from viral systemic infections and true
bacteremia from contaminated blood cultures. The aim of this study was to evaluate PCT …