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 …

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 …

Procalcitonin (PCT) is used as a biomarker for the diagnosis of sepsis, severe sepsis and
septic shock. At the same time, PCT has also been used to guide antibiotic therapy. This …

PCT differs from other propsed sepsis markers such as cytokines, C-reactive protein (CRP),
or lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) primarily by the fact that it better reflects the …

Background: Procalcitonin (PCT) has been increasingly used as an inflammatory marker to
identify patients with systemic infection. Moreover, PCT guidance allowed significant …

Sepsis is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in critically ill patients. Procalcitonin (PCT)
and C-reactive protein (CRP) are the most frequently used biomarkers in sepsis. We …

If used in the proper setting, serial measurements of diagnostic biomarkers may allow
treatments to be adjusted at an early stage in patients with severe infections. This may …

Purpose The study aims to determine the usefulness of procalcitonin (PCT) and other blood
markers for identification of bacterial infection among patients with febrile neutropenia (FN) …

A signal-amplified electrochemiluminescent (ECL) sensor chip was developed for sensitive
analysis of procalcitonin (PCT). Herein, we first prepared a self-enhanced luminophore …

Background: Predictive models to identify low-risk febrile neutropenia (FN) have been
developed with heterogeneous samples, which included stable and unstable patients, solid …