Since its emergence in December 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative pathogen of COVID-19, has already infected more than 92 million people and claimed ...

Made up of a protein structure containing 116 amino acids, procalcitonin acts as a substrate for production of calcitonin – a hormone responsible for producing C-cells of the thyroid gland and ...

The early diagnosis of sepsis is necessary to help patients and prevent the unnecessary use of antimicrobial agents. This serious condition, resulting from harmful micro-organisms in the blood or ...

Objectives: To investigate the specific characteristics of serum procalcitonin in children with severe infection, to identify relevant factors influencing procalcitonin increase, to assess its ...

Although clinical trials have demonstrated the utility of procalcitonin (PCT) testing and potential benefit on antibiotic stewardship, findings suggest that clinicians do not order PCT testing with ...

Assessing the risk of bacterial infection in patients with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) can be challenging as clinicians often have to rely on clinical observation and educated guesswork ...

A new U.K. study led by the University of Liverpool has examined whether an additional blood test called procalcitonin (PCT) could safely shorten the time children spend on intravenous (IV) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Procalcitonin plus absolute neutrophil performed best in ruling out invasive bacterial infection. Using the ...

This webinar will explore how using a procalcitonin (PCT) driven protocol in the Emergency Room can aid clinicians in deciding about hospital admission versus treatment in the home setting. We will ...

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Treatment with antibodies against T-lymphocytes usually triggers a febrile response potentially mimicking or masking infection. Procalcitonin (PCT) is considered a sensitive and specific marker of ...