Update on Procalcitonin Measurements

Normal behavior of plasma procalcitonin in adolescents undergoing surgery for scoliosis

(2014) J. Syvänen et al.   Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Procalcitonin, and cytokines document a dynamic inflammatory state in non-infected cirrhotic patients with ascites

(2014) Bashar M Attar   WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Procalcitonin ratio as a predictor of successful surgical treatment of severe necrotizing soft tissue infections

(2013) Jan Friederichs et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Stop Antibiotics on guidance of Procalcitonin Study (SAPS): a randomised prospective multicenter investigator-initiated trial to analyse whether daily measurements of procalcitonin versus a standard-of-care approach can safely shorten antibiotic duration in intensive care unit patients - calculated sample size: 1816 patients

(2013) Evelien Assink-de Jong et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Procalcitonin-guided algorithm to reduce length of antibiotic therapy in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock

(2013) Andreas Hohn et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Surviving Sepsis Campaign

(2013) R. Phillip Dellinger et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Clinical and economic impact of procalcitonin to shorten antimicrobial therapy in septic patients with proven bacterial infection in an intensive care setting

(2013) Rodrigo Octavio Deliberato et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Procalcitonin as a diagnostic marker and IL-6 as a prognostic marker for sepsis

(2013) Dong Wook Jekarl et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Use in Acute Exacerbations of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

(2013) Juanjuan Ding et al.   International Journal of Medical Sciences

Procalcitonin levels to guide antibiotic therapy in adults with non-microbiologically proven apparent severe sepsis: a randomised controlled trial

(2013) Djillali Annane et al.   BMJ Open

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

(2012) Frank Dusemund   ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and white blood cell count for suspected acute appendicitis

(2012) C.-W. Yu et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Systemic corticosteroid for COPD exacerbations, whether the higher dose is better? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

(2012) Ting Cheng et al.   Clinical Respiratory Journal

Influence of procalcitonin on decision to start antibiotic treatment in patients with a lower respiratory tract infection: insight from the observational multicentric ProREAL surveillance

(2012) F. Dusemund et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Utility and safety of procalcitonin in an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) in patients with malignancies

(2012) Y. X. Liew et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Impact of the Use of Procalcitonin Assay in Hospitalized Adult Patients with Pneumonia at a Community Acute Care Hospital

(2012) Janet L. Kook et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Diagnostic Role of Procalcitonin in Patients with Suspected Appendicitis

(2012) Jiunn-Yih Wu et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Surgery versus Conservative Antibiotic Treatment in Acute Appendicitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

(2011) Luca Ansaloni et al.   DIGESTIVE SURGERY

Procalcitonin as the Biomarker of Inflammation in Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Pediatric Patients and Prevention of Unnecessary Appendectomies

(2010) Vishal Chandel et al.   Indian Journal of Surgery

Early changes of procalcitonin may advise about prognosis and appropriateness of antimicrobial therapy in sepsis

(2010) Antonia-Panagiota Georgopoulou et al.   JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE

Procalcitonin in intensive care units: the PRORATA trial

(2010) Sébastien Gibot   LANCET

Procalcitonin in intensive care units: the PRORATA trial

(2010) William Tarnow-Mordi et al.   LANCET

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

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

Use of Procalcitonin-Guided Decision-Making to Shorten Antibiotic Therapy in Suspected Neonatal Early-Onset Sepsis: Prospective Randomized Intervention Trial

(2009) Martin Stocker et al.   Neonatology

Antibiotikatherapie bei operativen Intensivpatienten

(2008) M. Hochreiter et al.   ANAESTHESIST

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

Is procalcitonin a marker of critical illness in heatstroke?

(2008) Pierre Hausfater et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

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