THE ROLE OF PROCALCITONIN IN BACTERIAL INFECTION RECOGNITION

THE ROLE OF PROCALCITONIN IN BACTERIAL INFECTION RECOGNITION

<p><strong>Background</strong>. Early recognition of bacterial infection and antibiotic treatment are very important in critically ill patients. Procalcitonin (PCT) is a marker of bacterial infections accompanied by systemic inflammatory response. Higher values were also noticed wi...

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Main Authors: Lucija Gabršek, Gorazd Voga, Bojan Krivec, Rafael Skale, Roman Parežnik, Matej Podbregar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2001-12-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
Subjects:
procalcitonin
markers of infection
bacterial infection
systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)
sepsis
Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/2513

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