Overview of procalcitonin assays and procalcitonin-guided protocols for the management of patients with infections and sepsis

Evaluation of a novel point-of-care test kit, ABSOGEN™ PCT, in semi-quantitative measurement of procalcitonin in whole blood

(2016) Hi Jeong Kwon et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL LABORATORY ANALYSIS

Efficacy and safety of procalcitonin guidance in reducing the duration of antibiotic treatment in critically ill patients: a randomised, controlled, open-label trial

(2016) Evelien de Jong et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Procalcitonin and pyuria-based algorithm reduces antibiotic use in urinary tract infections: a randomized controlled trial

(2015) Daniel Drozdov et al.   BMC Medicine

Analytical evaluation of Diazyme procalcitonin (PCT) latex-enhanced immunoturbidimetric assay on Beckman Coulter AU5800

(2015) Mariella Dipalo et al.   CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE

Economic evaluation of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy in acute respiratory infections: a US health system perspective

(2015) Philipp Schuetz et al.   CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE

Can We Reduce Negative Blood Cultures With Clinical Scores and Blood Markers? Results From an Observational Cohort Study

(2015) Svenja Laukemann et al.   MEDICINE

Total internal reflection (TIRF)-based quantification of procalcitonin for sepsis diagnosis – A point-of-care testing application

(2014) Daniela Rascher et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Pre-analytic factors and initial biomarker levels in community-acquired pneumonia patients

(2014) Alexander Kutz et al.   BMC Anesthesiology

Clinical Outcomes Associated With Procalcitonin Algorithms to Guide Antibiotic Therapy in Respiratory Tract Infections

(2013) Philipp Schuetz et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Effectiveness and Safety of Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in “Real Life”

(2012) Frank Dusemund   ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Procalcitonin to Guide Initiation and Duration of Antibiotic Treatment in Acute Respiratory Infections: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis

(2012) Philipp Schuetz et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Procalcitonin Algorithms for Antibiotic Therapy Decisions

(2011) Philipp Schuetz   ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections - Summary

(2011) M. Woodhead et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

To escalate or to de-escalte—That is the question

(2011) Philipp Schuetz et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Procalcitonin for reduced antibiotic exposure in the critical care setting: A systematic review and an economic evaluation*

(2011) Daren K. Heyland et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Procalcitonin-guided interventions against infections to increase early appropriate antibiotics and improve survival in the intensive care unit: A randomized trial*

(2011) Jens U. Jensen et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Serum procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and white blood cell levels following hypothermia after cardiac arrest: a retrospective cohort study

(2010) Philipp Schuetz et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Procalcitonin guidance and reduction of antibiotic use in acute respiratory tract infection

(2010) O. Burkhardt et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Procalcitonin for guidance of antibiotic therapy

(2010) Philipp Schuetz et al.   Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

Use of procalcitonin to reduce patients' exposure to antibiotics in intensive care units (PRORATA trial): a multicentre randomised controlled trial

(2010) Lila Bouadma et al.   LANCET

Comparison of a New Procalcitonin Assay from Roche with the Established Method on the Brahms Kryptor

(2009) H. K. de Wolf et al.   CLINICAL CHEMISTRY

Antibiotic treatment interruption of suspected lower respiratory tract infections based on a single procalcitonin measurement at hospital admission—a randomized trial

(2009) K.B. Kristoffersen et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Procalcitonin for reduced antibiotic exposure in ventilator-associated pneumonia: a randomised study

(2009) D. Stolz et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Effect of Procalcitonin-Based Guidelines vs Standard Guidelines on Antibiotic Use in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

(2009) Philipp Schuetz et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Use vs a Standard Approach for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Primary Care

(2008) Matthias Briel et al.   ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

The Role of Procalcitonin in Febrile Neutropenic Patients: Review of the Literature

(2008) Y. Sakr et al.   INFECTION

Procalcitonin (PCT)-guided algorithm reduces length of antibiotic treatment in surgical intensive care patients with severe sepsis: results of a prospective randomized study

(2008) S. Schroeder et al.   LANGENBECKS ARCHIVES OF SURGERY

Use of Procalcitonin to Shorten Antibiotic Treatment Duration in Septic Patients

(2007) Vandack Nobre et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE