Procalcitonin as a Biomarker in Respiratory Tract Infection

Serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels rapidly increase in patients with invasive bacterial disease. PCT levels increase faster than do C-reactive protein levels. Furthermore, a rapid decrease in the PCT level is supporting evidence that the source of the bacterial infection is responding to clinical mana...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2011-05, Vol.52 (suppl_4), p.S346-S350
1. Verfasser:	Gilbert, David N.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antibiotics Bacteria Bacterial infections Bacterial Infections - diagnosis Biological and medical sciences Biological markers Biomarkers - blood C-Reactive Protein - analysis Calcitonin - blood Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Clinical Laboratory Techniques - methods Drug Monitoring - methods Etiology Humans Infections Infectious diseases Medical sciences Pathogens Pneumonia Protein Precursors - blood Respiratory tract infections Respiratory Tract Infections - diagnosis Viruses
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