Objective: Procalcitonin has emerged as a promising infection marker, but previous reports from small-sized studies suggest nonspecific elevation of procalcitonin after pediatric heart surgery. As ...
In 14 U.S. hospitals with high adherence to quality measures for the treatment of pneumonia, we provided guidance for clinicians about national clinical practice recommendations for the treatment of ...
The rate of death from severe sepsis ranges from 30 to 50% despite advances in critical care. 1 In the United States, approximately 750 000 cases of sepsis occur each year, at least 225 000 of which ...
Procalcitonin test demand from the emergency department is growing, necessitating the implementation of strategies to address overuse. Successful interventions must be based on information technology.
Analysis of Predictive Biomarkers in Patients With Lung Adenocarcinoma From Southern Brazil Reveals a Distinct Profile From Other Regions of the Country Various mechanisms, including infections, drug ...
Antimicrobial use is almost universal in critically ill patients, and microbial resistance in intensive care units (ICUs) has become a major factor influencing both resource utilization and patient ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “None of these features [of acute pancreatitis] discriminate between inflammation and infection, resulting ...
Offering many advantages over current diagnostic tests for bacterial infection, measurement of circulatory procalcitonin (PCT) represents a method of realizing effective antibiotic stewardship in the ...
A new study reveals that the predictive power of key inflammatory markers, such as C-reactive protein, shifts fundamentally ...
NICE has assessed the procalcitonin tests (ADVIA Centaur BRAHMS PCT assay, BRAHMS PCT Sensitive Kryptor assay, Elecsys BRAHMS PCT assay, LIAISON BRAHMS PCT assay and VIDAS BRAHMS PCT assay) to help ...
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