Open AccessDiagnostic Value of Procalcitonin in Predicting Bacteremia in Intensive Care Unit
Author(s) -
Tuna Demırdal,
Pınar Şen,
Salih Atakan Nemli
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.4103/ijccm.ijccm_437_17
Subject(s) - procalcitonin , medicine , bacteremia , sepsis , biomarker , septic shock , intensive care unit , prospective cohort study , systemic inflammatory response syndrome , gastroenterology , antibiotics , biochemistry , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Several biomarkers are used in the diagnosis of bacteremia. Procalcitonin (PCT) is more specific than other biomarkers in differentiating bacterial and nonbacterial inflammation. It was aimed to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic value of PCT in bacteremic patients in Intensive Care Unit (ICU).