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5.03.2024
. Abstract. . Background. Procalcitonin (PCT) has garnered attention as a potential diagnostic biomarker for infection in cancer patients. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of procalcitonin (PCT) and to compare it with C‐reactive protein (CRP) in adult non-neutropenic cancer patients with suspected infection. . . . …
BMC Infectious Diseases
20.01.2024
… . Background. Bacterial infections are not prevalent among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, while unnecessary prescription of antibiotics was commonly observed. This study aimed to determine the impact of procalcitonin testing on antibiotics prescription in the real-world setting. . . . Methods. We performed a territory-wide retrospective cohort study involving all laborato…
BMC Infectious Diseases
4.01.2024
. Abstract. . Background. This study aimed to assess and compare procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels between COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 sepsis patients. Additionally, we evaluated the diagnostic efficiency of PCT and CRP in distinguishing between Gram-positive (GP) and Gram-negative (GN) bacterial infections. Moreover, we explored the associations of PCT with specific pathogens in this context. . …
BMJ Open
20.12.2023
…boards in England and Wales. . Participants. Clinicians from NHS trusts/health boards in England and Wales. . Method. Individual semistructured interviews were conducted with clinicians in six NHS trusts/health boards in England and Wales as part of the Procalcitonin Evaluation of Antibiotic use in COVID-19 Hospitalised patients study, a wider study that included statistical analysis of procalcitonin (PCT) use in hospitals during the first wave of the pandemic. Thematic analysis was used to identify key f…
PLoS One Infectious Diseases
30.10.2023
…ncent, Damien Gruson, Osvaldo Ulises Garay, Stefaan Vansieleghem, Leonardo Iniguez, Alexander Lefevre . In Belgium, antibiotic resistance leads to approximately 530 deaths with a €24 million financial burden annually. This study estimated the impact of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic stewardship programs to reduce antibiotic consumption versus standard of care in patients with suspected sepsis. A decision analytic tree modelled health and budget outcomes of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic stewardship pro…
Critical Care Medicine
20.10.2023
OBJECTIVES: . To evaluate diagnostic accuracy of serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) procalcitonin for diagnosing CNS bacterial infections. DATA SOURCES: . We searched MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and International Web of Science databases from January 1, 2016, to September 30, 2022. STUDY SELECTION: . Randomized controlled trials and observational studies, either prospective or retrospective, focusing on procalcitonin as a biomarker for CNS infections. DATA EXTRACTION: . We …
BMJ Open
13.10.2023
. Objective. Little is known about the correlation between perioperative concentrations of inflammatory biomarkers and postoperative complications. This study explored whether the plasma concentrations and perioperative changes of procalcitonin (PCT), C reactive protein (CRP) and high-sensitivity CRP (hsCRP) could predict the risk of postoperative morbidity in elderly patients undergoing elective non-cardiac surgery. . Design. A nested case–control study. . Setting. A tertiary hospital in China. . Part…
Clinical Microbiology and Infection
5.08.2023
We aimed to show that coupling molecular syndromic respiratory panel (RP) testing with procalcitonin (PCT) measurement in the emergency department improves antibiotic (ATB) stewardship in lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI).
PLoS One Infectious Diseases
13.07.2023
…iple 1', the hallmark of intraamniotic infection (IAI). Poor specificity of the clinical diagnosis of IAI results, in retrospect, in the unnecessary treatment of most parturients and neonates. We studied the yield of specific acute phase reactants (APRs): procalcitonin, CRP, IL-6, in detecting bacterial IAI among parturients classified as 'suspected triple 1' (cases) compared to afebrile parturients (controls). Procalcitonin, CRP, and IL-6 were all significantly elevated in the cases compared to the control…
Critical Care Medicine
7.07.2023
Objectives: . Serum procalcitonin is often ordered at admission for patients with suspected sepsis and bloodstream infections (BSIs), although its performance characteristics in this setting remain contested. This study aimed to evaluate use patterns and performance characteristics of procalcitonin-on-admission in patients with suspected BSI, with or without sepsis. Design: . Retrospective cohort study. Setting: . Cerner HealthFacts Database (2008–2017). Patients: . Adult inpatients (≥ 18 yr) who ha…
BMJ Open
11.05.2023
. Objectives. We aimed to explore the acceptance and opinions of general practitioners (GPs) on the use of procalcitonin point-of-care and lung ultrasonography for managing patients with lower respiratory tract infections in primary care. We suppose that there are several factors that can influence the physician’s antibiotic prescribing decision, and the implementation of a new tool will only be possible when it can be inserted into the physician’s daily practice, helping him/her in the decision-making …
PLoS One Infectious Diseases
17.04.2023
…virus that causes COVID-19 disease is highly contagious and spreads rapidly. To date, there are no approved prognostic tools that could predict why some patients develop severe or fatal disease outcomes. Early COVID-19 studies found an association between procalcitonin (PCT) and hospitalization or duration of mechanical ventilation and death but were limited by the cohort sizes. Therefore, this study was designed to confirm the associations of PCT with COVID-19 disease severity outcomes in a large cohort. F…
Critical Care Medicine
9.03.2023
Objectives: . We performed a systemic review and meta‐analysis to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of monocyte distribution width (MDW) and to compare with procalcitonin and C‐reactive protein (CRP), in adult patients with sepsis. Data Sources: . A systematic literature search was performed in PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library to identify all relevant diagnostic accuracy studies published before October 1, 2022. Study Selection: . Original articles reporting the diagnostic accuracy of MDW for sep…
BMC Infectious Diseases
20.01.2023
. Abstract. . Background. The Procalcitonin Antibiotic Consensus Trial (ProACT) found provision of a procalcitonin antibiotic prescribing guideline to hospital-based clinicians did not reduce antibiotic use. Possible reasons include clinician reluctance to follow the guideline, with an observed 64.8% adherence rate. In this study we sought to determine the threshold adherence rate for reduction in antibiotic use, and to expl…
Clinical Microbiology and Infection
17.01.2023
We aimed at assessing the efficacy and safety on antibiotics exposure of a strategy combining a respiratory multiplex PCR (mPCR) with enlarged panel and daily procalcitonin (PCT) measurements, as compared with a conventional strategy, in critically ill adult patients with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia.
Lancet Infectious Diseases
14.12.2022
Placebo was not non-inferior to azithromycin in terms of clinical improvement at day 5 in adults with lower respiratory tract infection and a low procalcitonin concentration. After accounting for both the rates of clinical improvement and solicited adverse events at day 5, it is unclear whether antibiotics are indicated for patients with lower respiratory tract infection and a low procalcitonin concentration.
BMJ Open
25.08.2022
…dren. The clinical features of IBI are subtle in this cohort mandating that clinicians take a cautious approach to their initial assessment and management. This includes the measurement of blood biomarkers of infection such as C reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT). In the UK, PCT is not widely available and not recommended for routine use in hospital. This is in contrast to Europe and the USA where PCT is regularly used to assist clinical decision-making. The objective of this review and meta-ana…
BMC Infectious Diseases
30.07.2022
. Abstract. . Background. We aimed to explore the prognostic utilities of C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), neutrophil CD64 (nCD64) index, in combination or alone, in septic patients. . . Methods. We retrospectively included 349 septic patients (based on Sepsis 3.0 definition). The primary outcome was 28-day all-cause mor…
BMJ Open
13.06.2022
…spite this, there is a tendency to overemphasise the score in isolation in patients with suspected infection, leading to the overprescription of antibiotics and potentially treatment-related complications and rising antimicrobial resistance. The biomarker procalcitonin (PCT) has been shown to be useful in specific circumstances to support appropriate antibiotics prescribing by identifying bacterial infection. PCT is not routinely used in the care of undifferentiated patients presenting to emergency departme…
PLoS One Infectious Diseases
2.05.2022
by Tina Mazaheri, Ruvini Ranasinghe, Wiaam Al-Hasani, James Luxton, Jessica Kearney, Allison Manning, Georgios K. Dimitriadis, Tracey Mare, Royce P. Vincent. Objectives Procalcitonin (PCT) is an acute-phase reactant with concentrations ≥0.5 μg/L indicative of possible bacterial infection in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19). Some with severe COVID-19 develop cytokine storm secondary to virally driven hyper-inflammation. However, increased pro-inflammatory cytokines are also seen in bacterial…
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Medscape Infectious Diseases
17.06.2021
A clinical prediction rule that combines procalcitonin, absolute neutrophil count, and urinalysis may identify most febrile infants at low risk for serious bacterial infections, a study shows.