2019年10月22日 · In current clinical practice, procalcitonin (PCT) has developed into a promising new biomarker for the early detection of systemic bacterial infections. PCT is a 116-amino acid …

Procalcitonin is a biomarker produced by the body that is elevated in times of systemic inflammation, particularly when due to bacterial infection. In clinical practice, it can be used to …

2024年6月9日 · If your blood contains an abnormally high level of procalcitonin, a substance your body produces in response to a bacterial infection, it can indicate that you have sepsis or are …

Procalcitonin also may be elevated in medullary thyroid cancer, small cell lung cancer, postoperative complications, cirrhosis, pancreatitis, ischemic bowel and paraneoplastic …

Procalcitonin is a serum biomarker that helps distinguish bacterial infection from other causes of infection or inflammation. In patients with lower respiratory tract infections, procalcitonin can …

Procalcitonin (PCT), regarded as a biomarker specific for bacterial infections, is used in a variety of clinical settings including primary care, emergency department and intensive care. PCT …

Slightly high levels of procalcitonin mean that you are unlikely to develop sepsis, but they may be a sign of: A local bacterial infection, such as a urinary tract infection; An infection from another …

Procalcitonin (PCT) has become essential for differentiating bacterial infections from viral infections and noninfectious causes of inflammation, as most inflammatory markers rise with …

check procalcitonin daily in patients with suspected sepsis; patients with a strong clinical suspicion of sepsis should still be treated as such even if procalcitonin is not initially elevated; serial …

Procalcitonin can be elevated in several other disease states, potentially leading to unnecessary antibiotic use in settings outside of respiratory tract infections.