Procalcitonin
Material: Blood
Test price: PLN 90.00
Waiting time for the result: the result will be available no later than the next business day
Reservation:
Test price: PLN 90.00
Waiting time for the result: the result will be available no later than the next business day
Reservation:
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Preparation for the examination
General
- The material for testing is blood.
- The patient does not need to fast. It is recommended to drink a glass of water approximately 30 minutes before the examination.
Description
Procalcitonin is a sensitive test for the early diagnosis of bacterial and mycological (fungal) infections.
It is considered a marker of the systemic inflammatory response, facilitating the diagnosis and monitoring of acute, severe bacterial infections and sepsis.
High PCT concentrations in the first hours of a developing infection indicate a bacterial etiology. In sepsis, PCT concentrations exceeding the reference value can be detected after just three hours.
A rapid decrease in concentrations confirms the effectiveness of treatment.
PCT can be used to detect a developing infection in its latent phase, before any clinical symptoms appear.
Diagnostic significance:
– early diagnosis of bacterial infections
– differential diagnosis of the etiology of the disease, including differentiation of severe bacterial and viral infections
– monitoring of the effectiveness of therapy
– exclusion of infection in people prepared for extensive procedures
– diagnosis of neonatal infections
– diagnosis and differentiation of the etiology of acute pancreatitis
– diagnosis of generalized infection in children with urinary tract infection
The test is performed by the chemiluminescence method
using the quantitative test "Alinity and BRAHMS PCT".
It is considered a marker of the systemic inflammatory response, facilitating the diagnosis and monitoring of acute, severe bacterial infections and sepsis.
High PCT concentrations in the first hours of a developing infection indicate a bacterial etiology. In sepsis, PCT concentrations exceeding the reference value can be detected after just three hours.
A rapid decrease in concentrations confirms the effectiveness of treatment.
PCT can be used to detect a developing infection in its latent phase, before any clinical symptoms appear.
Diagnostic significance:
– early diagnosis of bacterial infections
– differential diagnosis of the etiology of the disease, including differentiation of severe bacterial and viral infections
– monitoring of the effectiveness of therapy
– exclusion of infection in people prepared for extensive procedures
– diagnosis of neonatal infections
– diagnosis and differentiation of the etiology of acute pancreatitis
– diagnosis of generalized infection in children with urinary tract infection
The test is performed by the chemiluminescence method
using the quantitative test "Alinity and BRAHMS PCT".
Preparation and development of material (applies only to contractors)
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PCT, pct, procalcitonin, sepsis, septic shock, sepsis
