Clinical utility of procalcitonin in severe odontogenic maxillofacial infection

Severe odontogenic infection: An emergency. Case report

Odontogenic infections (OI) are a major reason for consultation in dental practice. They affect people of all ages, and most of them respond well to current medical and surgical treatments. However, some OI can spread to vital and deep structures, overcome the host immune system - especially in diabetic, immunocompromised or weakened patients - and even prove fatal. Ludwig's angina is a severe ...

Non-Odontogenic Oral and Maxillofacial Infections

Clinical Value of Procalcitonin in Patients with Spinal Infection

OBJECTIVE This study was designed to evaluation the diagnostic value of procalcitonin (PCT) in patients with spinal infection, compare to the classical biomarkers such as C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), white blood cell (WBC) count. METHODS All patients who were diagnosed as a spinal infection between January, 2013 and July, 2014 were included in this study. Se...

Clinical value of procalcitonin for suspected nosocomial bloodstream infection

BACKGROUND/AIMS Procalcitonin (PCT) may prove to be a useful marker to exclude or predict bloodstream infection (BSI). However, the ability of PCT levels to differentiate BSI from non-BSI episodes has not been evaluated in nosocomial BSI. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients ≥ 18 years of age with suspected BSI that developed more than 48 hours after admission. ...

Clinical value of procalcitonin for patients with suspected bloodstream infection.

OBJECTIVES Procalcitonin (PCT) might be a useful marker to exclude bacteremia or to predict the severity of bacteremia and its outcome. However, most previous studies of PCT were limited to particular patient populations. In addition, reports about PCT levels in patients with renal dysfunction have been conflicting. We investigated the predictive value of PCT in an unselected population with su...