Background Procalcitonin is a promising marker for identification of bacterial infections. We
assessed the accuracy and clinical value of procalcitonin for diagnosis of sepsis in critically …

Procalcitonin is widely reported as a useful biochemical marker to differentiate sepsis from
other non-infectious causes of systemic inflammatory response syndrome. In this systematic …

Background Early recognition is a key factor to achieve improved outcomes for septic
patients. Combinations of biomarkers, as opposed to single ones, may improve timely …

Objective: To quantify the accuracy of serum procalcitonin as a diagnostic test for sepsis,
severe sepsis, or septic shock in adults in intensive care units or after surgery or trauma …

Rationale: The duration of antibiotic therapy in critically ill patients with sepsis can result in
antibiotic overuse, increasing the risk of developing bacterial resistance. Objectives: To test …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a severe inflammation of the pancreas presented with sudden
onset and severe abdominal pain with a high morbidity and mortality rate, if accompanied by …

Introduction Both C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) are accepted sepsis
markers. However, there is still some debate concerning the correlation between their serum …

Methods Postoperative plasma concentrations of PCT and CRP were prospectively
measured preoperative and 5 days postoperative in 117 patients with a regular …

Induction of the protein procalcitonin during infection and inflammation was first described
approximately 10 years ago. A large number of publications, primarily clinical studies …

Procalcitonin used as a marker of infection in the intensive... : Critical Care Medicine
Procalcitonin used as a marker of infection in the intensive care unit : Critical Care Medicine …