Open AccessInterleukin 27 as a Sepsis Diagnostic Biomarker in Critically Ill Adults
Author(s) -
Hector R. Wong,
Christopher J. Lindsell,
Patrick Lahni,
Kimberly W. Hart,
Sébastien Gibot
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.095
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1540-0514
pISSN - 1073-2322
DOI - 10.1097/shk.0b013e3182a67632
Subject(s) - procalcitonin , sepsis , medicine , receiver operating characteristic , confidence interval , area under the curve , biomarker , critically ill , prospective cohort study , gastroenterology , intensive care medicine , biochemistry , chemistry
We previously identified interleukin 27 (IL-27) as a sepsis diagnostic biomarker in critically ill children. The current study tested the performance of IL-27 alone and in combination with procalcitonin (PCT) for diagnosing sepsis in critically ill adults.