A groundbreaking UK study led by the University of Liverpool has examined whether an additional blood test called procalcitonin (PCT) could safely shorten the time children spend on intravenous (IV) ...

Compared with usual care, procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy does not reduce the duration of intravenous antibiotic treatment in children hospitalised with bacterial infections, shows a new trial ...

PHOENIX — Although procalcitonin testing can help detect degrees of bacterial infection, including sepsis, compliance is low and algorithms have had a negligible impact on the guidance of appropriate ...

Despite major advances in neonatal care during the past few decades, bacterial sepsis continues to be a major cause of mortality and morbidity in preterm very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. 1, 2 ...

Overall antibiotic use was not curbed by giving physicians the results of biomarker tests in patients with suspected lower respiratory tract infections, according to findings from the Procalcitonin ...

Emergency physicians do not commonly use the tools available for risk stratifying patients with febrile neutropenia. Most decide to admit these patients, even when they are considered to be at low ...

ICU For patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), procalcitonin (PCT) testing on the first day of admission is associated with significantly lower length stay in the hospital and ICU, ...

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwired - September 09, 2016) - Diazyme Laboratories announces that it will continue to distribute its procalcitonin (PCT) test in Germany through its German subsidiary Diazyme ...

New York, Feb. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Procalcitonin Tests (In Vitro Diagnostics) - Global Market Analysis ...

Global Procalcitonin Reagent Test Kit Market 2020 by Manufacturers, Regions, Type and Application, Forecast to 2025 published by MarketsandResearch.biz describes market introduction, product scope, ...