Infectious diseases
Procalcitonin as a biomarker of infectious diseases
Hyuck Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(3):285-291. Published online May 1, 2013
Traditional biomarkers, including C-reactive protein, leukocytes, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and clinical signs and symptoms, are not sufficiently sensitive or specific enough to guide treatment decisions in infectious febrile diseases. Procalcitonin (PCT) is synthesized by a large number of..
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