Procalcitonin.
- Author:
Xi WU
1
;
Xue-Zhong YU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Animals; Bacterial Infections; immunology; Calcitonin; genetics; metabolism; Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; Humans; Protein Precursors; genetics; metabolism; Virus Diseases; metabolism
- From: Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae 2008;30(2):231-235
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: This article reviews the production, metabolism, and clinical application of procalcitonin (PCT). PCT is a useful indicator to differentiate bacterial infection and virus infection. Also, it can be used to determine the infection severity and prognosis.
