Can procalcitonin differentiate sepsis from noninfectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome?
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-9158.2015.06.002
- VernacularTitle:降钙素原能否有效区分脓毒症与非感染性全身炎症反应综合征
- Author:
Yiqun GUO
;
Bin CAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Sepsis;
Procalcitonin;
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome
- From:
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine
2015;(6):364-366
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Sepsis is featured with acute onset, rapid progress and high mortality.Because its clinical manifestations is very similar to noninfectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome, it is difficult to diffferentiate the two diseases, which results in delayed use or abuse of anti-infective drugs.Procalcitonin is widely recognized as a sepsis biomarker, but it has its limits.Procalcitonin must be interpreted cautiously, in conjunction with the clinical picture.Dynamic monitoring of procalcitonin can give clinicians more help.
