Procalcitonin Serum Level in Cirrhosis Patients

The Impact of Treatment on Serum Level of Procalcitonin in Patients with Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Introduction: About one third of the world's population is infected with tuberculosis (TB) and each year, about 1.5 to 2 million people die from TB. Procalcitonin (PCT) is an inflammatory marker that its level has variable Materials and Methods: This conducted on patients with pulmonary TB. Data were collected using a check list. The serum level of PCT was measured by ELISA test at the beginnin...

Serum procalcitonin level: clinical significance.

Procalcitonin, a propeptide of calcitonin, is an important host response biomarker indicative of infection. In particular, it aids in assessing the severity of infection and its prognosis [2, 3]. Using this severity marker to differentiate two infectious diseases seems unjustified. Both the diseases can have varying degrees of severity and may also be confounded by factors such as immunocomprom...

Serum magnesium level in patients with liver cirrhosis

Serum Zinc Level in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

Objective: To determine the serum zinc level in patients with liver cirrhosis. Methodology: This descriptive cross sectional study was conducted at Liaquat University Hospital Hyderabad Sindh, Pakistan. All patients above 12 years of age, of either gender and known (diagnosed) cases of liver cirrhosis were further evaluated for their serum zinc level. The data was analyzed in statistical softwa...

Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis and Procalcitonin Levels in the Serum and Ascites of Liver Cirrhosis Patients

[14]. PCT is a well-known acute phase reactant protein as well as a C reactive protein (CRP) [15]. PCT release during infection may be induced directly by microbial toxins and indirectly by humoral factors or a cell-mediated host response [13]. Bacterial endotoxins are the main stimulus for production of PCT and other cytokines such as Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)-α and Interleukin (IL)-6, which...