Procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections
Abstract Background Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) comprise a large and
heterogeneous group of infections including bacterial, viral and other aetiologies. In recent …
heterogeneous group of infections including bacterial, viral and other aetiologies. In recent …
Acute phase reactants in infections: evidence-based review and a guide for clinicians
A Markanday - Open forum infectious diseases, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Acute-phase reactants such as erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein have
traditionally been used as markers for inflammation and as a measure of “sickness index” in …
traditionally been used as markers for inflammation and as a measure of “sickness index” in …
Outpatient management of fever and neutropenia in adults treated for malignancy: American Society of Clinical Oncology and Infectious Diseases Society of America …
RA Taplitz, EB Kennedy, EJ Bow, J Crews… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - ascopubs.org
Purpose To provide an updated joint ASCO/Infectious Diseases Society of American (IDSA)
guideline on outpatient management of fever and neutropenia in patients with cancer …
guideline on outpatient management of fever and neutropenia in patients with cancer …
Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock: 2016
Objective To provide an update to “Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Management
of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2012”. Design A consensus committee of 55 international …
of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2012”. Design A consensus committee of 55 international …
Graphene enabled low‐noise surface chemistry for multiplexed sepsis biomarker detection in whole blood
Affinity‐based electrochemical (EC) sensors offer a potentially valuable approach for point‐
of‐care (POC) diagnostics applications, and for the detection of diseases, such as sepsis …
of‐care (POC) diagnostics applications, and for the detection of diseases, such as sepsis …
High procalcitonin levels associated with increased intensive care unit admission and mortality in patients with a COVID-19 infection in the emergency department
K Tong-Minh, Y van der Does, S Engelen… - BMC infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Background Patients with a severe COVID-19 infection often require admission at an
intensive care unit (ICU) when they develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) …
intensive care unit (ICU) when they develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) …
Diagnostic value of procalcitonin and presepsin for sepsis in critically ill adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Y Kondo, Y Umemura, K Hayashida, Y Hara… - Journal of Intensive …, 2019 - Springer
Background Early and accurate diagnosis of sepsis is challenging. Although procalcitonin
and presepsin have been identified as potential biomarkers to differentiate between sepsis …
and presepsin have been identified as potential biomarkers to differentiate between sepsis …
Diagnostic performance of a seven-marker serum protein biosignature for the diagnosis of active TB disease in African primary healthcare clinic attendees with signs …
Background User-friendly, rapid, inexpensive yet accurate TB diagnostic tools are urgently
needed at points of care in resource-limited settings. We investigated host biomarkers …
needed at points of care in resource-limited settings. We investigated host biomarkers …
Effectiveness and safety of procalcitonin evaluation for reducing mortality in adults with sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock
BNG Andriolo, RB Andriolo… - Cochrane Database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Serum procalcitonin (PCT) evaluation has been proposed for early diagnosis
and accurate staging and to guide decisions regarding patients with sepsis, severe sepsis …
and accurate staging and to guide decisions regarding patients with sepsis, severe sepsis …
Utility of procalcitonin as a biomarker for sepsis in children
KJ Downes, JC Fitzgerald, SL Weiss - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Sepsis is a complex process defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a
dysregulated host response to infection. It is associated with significant morbidity and …
dysregulated host response to infection. It is associated with significant morbidity and …