SERUM PROCALCITONIN

Also known as: PCT

What you need to know about study SERUM PROCALCITONIN

Sample type Serum or plasma
Delivery time 6 business days
Do I need to fast? Sí

What is this study and what is it for?

Bacteremia and septicemia diagnosis in adults and children (including newborns). Kidney involvement diagnosis in urinary tract infection in children. Bacterial infection diagnosis in neutropenic patients. Septic shock diagnosis, risk stratification, and monitoring. Post-surgical systemic secondary infection diagnosis, and, in severe trauma, burns and multi-organ failure. Differential diagnosis of bacterial versus viral meningitis. Differential diagnoses of viral and bacterial pneumonia acquired in the community. Monitoring of therapeutic response to antibacterial therapy

What type of sample is needed?

Serum or plasma

Preparation / Instructions

4 hour fast

Delivery time

6 business days

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