- Update on Procalcitonin Measurements
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Meisner M
- KMID: 1791933
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2014 Jul;34(4):263-273.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2014.34.4.263
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.... -
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- Serum and Pleural Fluid Procalcitonin in Predicting Bacterial Infection in Patients with Parapneumonic Effusion
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Ko YC, Wu WP, Hsu CS, Dai MP, Ou CC, Kao CH
- KMID: 1779154
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2009 Jun;24(3):398-402.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.3.398
This study evaluated the value of procalcitonin (PCT) levels in pleural effusion to differentiate the etiology of parapneumonic effusion (PPE). Forty-one consecutive PPE patients were enrolled and were divided into... -
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