Total duration of antibiotic therapy in adults hospitalized with sepsis was significantly shorter among those who received PCT-guided care vs standard care.

Methods: We conducted a bidirectional summary-level MR analysis to delineate the causality of C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), and 41 circulating inflammatory regulators with IgAV. Data ...

Objective Possible childhood appendicitis is a common emergency presentation. The exact value of blood tests is debated. This study sought to determine the diagnostic ...

Design Biomarkers of systemic inflammation, that is, white blood cell count (WBC), C reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and procalcitonin (PCT) were determined at sequential hepatic venous ...

Objective The aim of this review was to collate all available evidence on the impact of point-of-care C reactive protein (CRP) testing on patient-relevant outcomes in children and adults in ambulatory ...

C-reactive protein (CRP), liver and kidney function tests (LFT, KFT), procalcitonin levels, blood culture, and sputum examination by stain and culture. For viral infections, an upper respiratory ...

Measurements and Main Results: Serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein were measured at admission in all patients and, when possible, repeated 6, 12, 24, and 48 hrs later. In most cases ...

An essential stage known as post cycle therapy (PCT) is a crucial part of any performance-enhancing drug (PED) cycle. Its importance lies in its ability to restore the body’s natural hormone ...

Nanobiosensors and Bioanalytical Applications Group (NanoB2A), Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC, BIST and CIBER-BBN, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain Atomic ...