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Procalcitonin (PCT) is a
peptide precursor of the
hormone calcitonin, the
latter being involved with
calcium homeostasis. It
arises once preprocalcitonin...
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procalcitonin (a
blood marker for
bacterial infections) to
guide the
initiation and
duration of
antibiotic treatment,
against no use of
procalcitonin...
- hemogram/complete
blood count, ESR and
other acute phase reactants Procalcitonin test, more
specific On a
posteroanterior and
lateral chest radiograph...
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nasal calcitonin especially for
treatment of
postmenopausal bone loss.
Procalcitonin GRCh38:
Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000110680 – Ensembl, May 2017 "Human...
- Prkno, Anna; Brunkhorst,
Frank M.; Schlattmann,
Peter (May 2013). "
Procalcitonin as a
diagnostic marker for sepsis: a
systematic review and meta-analysis"...
- Stríz I, Jaresová M, Lácha J, Sedlácek J, Vítko S (2002). "MRP 8/14 and
procalcitonin serum levels in
organ transplantations".
Annals of Transplantation....
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convincing evidence of pneumonia,
antibiotics are not recommended.
Procalcitonin may help
determine the
cause and
support decisions about who should...
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infections or
inflammatory conditions and are, therefore, nonspecific.
Procalcitonin may be more
useful than CRP.
Blood cultures can be
positive in up to...
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Pragmatic clinical trial Primary care trusts, UK NHS
bodies 2001–2013
Procalcitonin, a
precursor of the
hormone calcitonin Progestogen challenge test Proximal...
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Diagnosis of
malaria Schüffner's dots
Bloodstream infections Blood culture Viremia Fungemia Parasitemia Algaemia General C-reactive
protein Procalcitonin...
