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

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 ...

Anyone can develop an inflammation but in some people it may be silent Therefore getting proper tests can help confirm your ...

Procalcitonin (PCT) improves the diagnosis of clinically-relevant bacterial pulmonary infections compared with C-reactive protein or leukocytes. Inflammatory biomarkers are not helpful for the ...

Pneumonia is a lung infection caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or tuberculosis. Symptoms include fever, cough, chest pain, and shortness of breath.

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 ...

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 ...