Procalcitonin in Sepsis: A Biochemical Aspect

International Journal of Medical Science

© 2017 by SSRG - IJMS Journal

Volume 4 Issue 5

Year of Publication : 2017

Authors : Mrs.V. S.Bhandare, Dr. P.E.Jagtap, Dr. Dhanawade, Dr. S.P. Dhonde, Dr. G.J.Belwalkar and Dr. N.S.Nagane

10.14445/23939117/IJMS-V4I5P103

How to Cite?

Mrs.V. S.Bhandare, Dr. P.E.Jagtap, Dr. Dhanawade, Dr. S.P. Dhonde, Dr. G.J.Belwalkar and Dr. N.S.Nagane, "Procalcitonin in Sepsis: A Biochemical Aspect," SSRG International Journal of Medical Science, vol. 4,  no. 5, pp. 10-12, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939117/IJMS-V4I5P103

Abstract:

The diagnosis of severe bacterial infection particularly in neonates is often difficult because the clinical signs are non-specific and subtle.Hence, this study is undertaken to determine the performance of procalcitonin in biochemical point of view to diagnose sepsis.Procalcitonin have been determined in 70 neonates with suspected sepsis and compared with 70 normal neonates, with similar demographic characters.Procalcitonin values are significantly higher in the cases of neonates with clinically suspected sepsis(132pg/dl±167.09) compared to the control neonates (63pg/dl±47.32) which isstatistically significant. This result shows that the serum procalcitonin level seems highly significant and increased in clinically suspected sepsis. Hence, this research paper is an attemptto highlight biochemical aspects of procalcitonin in sepsis.

Keywords:

Procalcitonin, Sepsis, neonates.

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