Piatnitskiĭ I A, Sharandak A P, Zokina T G, Berner L P
Ter Arkh. 2012;84(12):120-4.
The paper analyzes the most important clinical studies dealing with the measurement of procalcitonin concentrations in patients with lower respiratory tract infections or sepsis. Procalcitonin is a marker of bacterial infection, which is successfully used for diagnosis and antimicrobial therapy monitoring in patients with pneumonia or in septic states. The review presents the latest algorithms for interpreting the concentrations of procalcitonin in clinical practice.
本文分析了关于下呼吸道感染或脓毒症患者降钙素原浓度测定的最重要临床研究。降钙素原是细菌感染的标志物,已成功用于肺炎患者或脓毒症状态患者的诊断及抗菌治疗监测。本综述介绍了临床实践中解读降钙素原浓度的最新算法。