Procalcitonin

 

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Procalcitonin

 

 

• In 1993, a landmark observation by Didier Assicot and colleagues showed:
  • Patients with severe bacterial infections and sepsis had markedly elevated PCT levels.
  • This was surprising because PCT was thought to be only a thyroid-related peptide.

📄 Their study demonstrated:

• PCT rises systemically during bacterial infections
• It correlates with severity of sepsis

 

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