Open AccessProcalcitonin versus C-reactive protein: Usefulness as biomarker of sepsis in ICU patient
Author(s) -
Waheeda Nargis,
Ibrahim Ibrahim,
Borhan Uddin Ahamed
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of critical illness and injury science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.274
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2231-5004
pISSN - 2229-5151
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5151.141356
Subject(s) - procalcitonin , medicine , sepsis , systemic inflammatory response syndrome , biomarker , c reactive protein , septic shock , likelihood ratios in diagnostic testing , intensive care medicine , intensive care , organ dysfunction , receiver operating characteristic , inflammation , biochemistry , chemistry
Early diagnosis and appropriate therapy of sepsis is a daily challenge in intensive care units (ICUs) despite the advances in critical care medicine. Procalcitonin (PCT); an innovative laboratory marker, has been recently proven valuable worldwide in this regard.