Procalcitonin als monozytärer Marker für die Frühdiagnostik bei septischem Abort*

Rußwurm, Stefan; Wiederhold, Matthias; Oberhoffer, M.; Stonâns, Ilmars; Peiker, G; Reinhart, Konrad

doi:10.1055/s-2000-10194

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“…However, it is known that parafolicular cells of the thyroid are not responsible for the production of PCT in disease states because the concentration of this prohormone also increases in patients after thyroid gland removal 13 . The production or presence of PCT in the course of different diseases was contended in blood monocytes and neutrophil leukocytes 14–17 in the liver, 18 lungs and the digestive tract 8,19,20 . It is not known whether PCT is produced by placental tissues or whether it can pass through the placental barrier.…”

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Are vaginal fluid procalcitonin levels useful for the prediction of subclinial infection in patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes?

Torbé

Czajka

2005

J of Obstet and Gynaecol

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Are vaginal fluid procalcitonin levels useful for the prediction of subclinial infection in patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes?

Torbé

Czajka

2005

J of Obstet and Gynaecol

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Significance of fractional exhaled nitric oxide combined with serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in evaluation of elderly asthma

Zhao

et al. 2013

J. Huazhong Univ. Sci. Technol. [Med. Sci.]

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Bronchial asthma is a common chronic airway inflammatory disease. Asthma is associated with high mortality, especially in the elderly patients. Repeated exacerbations cause disease progression. Therefore, identifying the onset of acute elderly asthma as soon as possible and giving the effective treatment is crucial to improve the prognosis. This study was to investigate the significance of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) combined with serum procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in the evaluation of elderly asthma. A total of 120 elderly patients with an acute attack of asthma from July, 2010 to May, 2012 were studied. On presentation, FeNO, serum PCT and CRP concentrations were measured and sputum culture was also performed. The elderly patients were re-evaluated when they had returned to their stable clinical state. The elderly patients were classified into two groups: positive bacterial culture group (A) and negative bacterial culture group (B). The results showed that: (1) In patients with an acute exacerbation of asthma, 48 (40%) patients had positive sputum bacterial culture and 72 (60%) had negative sputum bacterial culture. (2) The levels of FeNO in patients with acute exacerbation of asthma were significantly higher than in those with no acute exacerbation state (63.8±24.6 vs. 19±6.5 ppb, P<0.05). There was no significant difference in FeNO between group A and group B (P>0.05). (3) The levels of PCT and CRP in group A patients with an acute exacerbation of asthma were significantly higher (P<0.05) than in group B (for PCT: 27.46±9.32 vs. 7.85±3.52 ng/mL; for CRP: 51.25±11.46 vs. 17.11±5.87 mg/L, respectively). When they had returned to stable clinical state, the levels of PCT and CRP in group A were decreased significantly (P<0.05), and those in group B had no significant change (P>0.05) when compared with the exacerbation group. There were no significant differences in the levels of PCT and CRP between the two groups in non-acute exacerbation state (P>0.05). These results suggest that the increase in FeNO indicates the acute exacerbation of asthma, and the elevation of serum PCT and CRP levels may be associated with bacterial infection.

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Procalcitonin in cervicovaginal secretion in pregnancies complicated by preterm labor—a preliminary report

Torbé¹,

Czajka²

2004

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductiv

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Procalcitonin als monozytärer Marker für die Frühdiagnostik bei septischem Abort*

Cited by 5 publications

References 14 publications

Are vaginal fluid procalcitonin levels useful for the prediction of subclinial infection in patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes?

Are vaginal fluid procalcitonin levels useful for the prediction of subclinial infection in patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes?

Significance of fractional exhaled nitric oxide combined with serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in evaluation of elderly asthma

Procalcitonin in cervicovaginal secretion in pregnancies complicated by preterm labor—a preliminary report

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