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Cicco S, Cicco G, Racanelli V, Vacca A. Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) and Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns (DAMPs): Two Potential Targets for COVID-19 Treatment. Mediators Inflamm 2020; 2020:7527953. [PMID: 32724296 PMCID: PMC7366221 DOI: 10.1155/2020/7527953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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COVID-19 is a pandemic disease caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that mostly affects the respiratory system. The consequent inflammation is not able to clear viruses. The persistent excessive inflammatory response can build up a clinical picture that is very difficult to manage and potentially fatal. Modulating the immune response plays a key role in fighting the disease. One of the main defence systems is the activation of neutrophils that release neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) under the stimulus of autophagy. Various molecules can induce NETosis and autophagy; some potent activators are damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) and, in particular, the high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1). This molecule is released by damaged lung cells and can induce a robust innate immunity response. The increase in HMGB1 and NETosis could lead to sustained inflammation due to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Therefore, blocking these molecules might be useful in COVID-19 treatment and should be further studied in the context of targeted therapy.
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- Sebastiano Cicco
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Piazza G. Cesare 11, I-70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Piazza G. Cesare 11, I-70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Piazza G. Cesare 11, I-70124 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Piazza G. Cesare 11, I-70124 Bari, Italy
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Karaman S, Coskun A. Do MCHC, MPV, and Procalcitonin Levels Determine Prognosis in Acute Coronary Syndrome? Emerg Med Int 2019; 2019:6721279. [PMID: 31396420 PMCID: PMC6668557 DOI: 10.1155/2019/6721279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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AIM Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) continues to be the main cause of mortality and morbidity globally. The aim was to assess serum procalcitonin (PCT), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and mean platelet volume (MPV) levels in terms of complications after myocardial infarctus, triple vein coronary artery disease (TVCAD), and mortality prediction. MATERIAL AND METHOD This cross-sectional cohort study included 200 patients with ACS attending the emergency department of our hospital with chest pain and admitted to the cardiology clinic from January 2014 to December 2016. Patients were divided into 4 groups as inferior group, anterior group, NSTEMI group, and UA group according to diagnosis. These groups were compared in terms of complications occurring after MI, TVCAD, and mortality rates. RESULTS There were significant differences in terms of complications forming after ACS, TVCAD, and mortality. The inferior subgroup had high PCT and MCHC levels and was found to have more complications developing and mortality compared to other groups. Patients with high PCT and MPV values were identified to have higher mortality and TVCAD. In the anterior subgroup, ischemic heart failure was higher compared to the other groups. In the interior, anterior, and non-ST elevated myocardial infarctus (NSTEMI) groups, the 0-, 6-, and 12-hour cTnI values were significantly higher compared to the UA group, while the anterior group had a significantly higher 12-hour cTnI value compared to the NSTEMI group. Correlation analysis for PCT, MCHC, and MPV with complications developing after MI, mortality, and TVCAD found positive and statistically significant correlations. CONCLUSION High PCT, MCHC, and MPV levels in acute coronary syndrome may be beneficial predictive values in terms of complications that may develop, TVCAD, and mortality.
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- Serhat Karaman
- 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Gaziosmanpasa University, Faculty of Medicine, Tokat, Turkey
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- 2Department of Emergency Medicine, Sivas State Hospital, Sivas, Turkey
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Koido S, Ohkusa T, Takakura K, Odahara S, Tsukinaga S, Yukawa T, Mitobe J, Kajihara M, Uchiyama K, Arakawa H, Tajiri H. Clinical significance of serum procalcitonin in patients with ulcerative colitis. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19:8335-8341. [PMID: 24363525 PMCID: PMC3857457 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2013] [Revised: 09/13/2013] [Accepted: 09/17/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate the association of procalcitonin (PCT) with ulcerative colitis (UC) activity.
METHODS: Serum PCT levels, C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and the white blood cell count were analyzed in 18 patients with UC and 11 healthy volunteers. Serum PCT levels were analyzed by an electrochemiluminescence immunoassay. Severity assessments were based on Truelove and Witts’ severity index. Correlation of serum PCT and CRP levels with UC activity was examined. Moreover, we assessed serum PCT and CRP levels in patients with a Mayo endoscopic subscore.
RESULTS: Serum PCT levels in severe UC patients (n = 7) (0.096 ± 0.034 ng/mL) were significantly higher than in mild-to-moderate UC patients (n = 11) (0.033 ± 0.012 ng/mL) and healthy volunteers (n = 11) (0.035 ± 0.005 ng/mL) (P = 0.0005 and P < 0.0001, respectively). In addition, there was no difference in serum PCT levels between mild-to-moderate UC patients and healthy volunteers. Interestingly, patients with a Mayo endoscopic subscore of 3 points displayed significantly increased levels of serum PCT (0.075 ± 0.043 ng/mL) compared with patients with a subscore of 2 points (0.03 ± 0.011 ng/mL) (P = 0.0302). Moreover, CRP levels in patients with severe UC or a Mayo endoscopic subscore of 3 points were not significantly higher than in patients with mild-to-moderate UC or a Mayo endoscopic subscore of 3 points.
CONCLUSION: Serum PCT levels were significantly correlated with UC activity.
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Neonatal sepsis continues to be a common and significant health care burden, especially in very-low-birth-weight infants (VLBW <1500 g). Though intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis has decreased the incidence of early-onset group B streptococcal infection dramatically, it still remains a major cause of neonatal sepsis. Moreover, some studies among VLBW preterm infants have shown an increase in early-onset sepsis caused by Escherichia coli. As the signs and symptoms of neonatal sepsis are nonspecific, early diagnosis and prompt treatment remains a challenge. There have been a myriad of studies on various diagnostic markers like hematological indices, acute phase reactants, C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, cytokines, and cell surface markers among others. Nonetheless, further research is needed to identify a biomarker with high diagnostic accuracy and validity. Some of the newer markers like inter α inhibitor proteins have shown promising results thereby potentially aiding in early detection of neonates with sepsis. In order to decrease the widespread, prolonged use of unnecessary antibiotics and improve the outcome of the infants with sepsis, reliable identification of sepsis at an earlier stage is paramount.
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- Birju A Shah
- Instructor of Pediatrics; Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island; Providence, RI USA
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- Pediatrician-in-Chief, Professor of Pediatrics; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island; Providence, RI USA
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Bode-Jänisch S, Schütz S, Schmidt A, Tschernig T, Debertin AS, Fieguth A, Hagemeier L, Teske J, Suerbaum S, Klintschar M, Bange FC. Serum procalcitonin levels in the postmortem diagnosis of sepsis. Forensic Sci Int 2013; 226:266-72. [PMID: 23434379 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.01.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2012] [Revised: 12/09/2012] [Accepted: 01/27/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Procalcitonin is regarded as a valuable marker for sepsis in living persons and even in post-mortem investigations. At the Institute of Legal Medicine, 25 autopsy cases with suspected bacterial infectious diseases or sepsis were examined using the semi-quantitative PCT-Q(®)-test (B.R.A.H.M.S., Germany) in 2010 and 2011. As controls, 75 cadavers were used for which there was no suspicion of a bacterial infectious disease or sepsis. Femoral blood was cultured from the cases and from controls, and samples from the brain, heart, lungs, liver, spleen and kidneys were examined histologically for findings seen in sepsis. Twelve cases in the sepsis/infectious disease group (48%) were classifiable as sepsis following synopsis of PCT levels, autopsy results, and histopathological and microbiological findings. This study shows that the semi-quantitative PCT-Q(®)-test is a useful supplementary marker in routine autopsy investigations, capable of classifying death as due to sepsis.
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- S Bode-Jänisch
- Hanover Medical School, Institute of Legal Medicine, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hanover, Germany.
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Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common sources of bacterial infections among young febrile children. Accurate diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis (APN) and vesico-ureteral reflux (VUR) are important because of their association with renal scarring, sometimes leading to long-term complications. However, the gold standard examinations are either a DMSA scan for APN and scarring, or cystography for VUR, but both present limitations (feasibility, pain, cost, etc.). Procalcitonin, a reliable marker of bacterial infections, was demonstrated to be a good predictor of renal parenchymal involvement in the acute phase and in late renal scars, as well as of high-grade VUR. These findings need further broad validations and impact studies before being implemented into daily practice. However, procalcitonin may play a role in the complex and still debated picture of which examination should be performed after UTI in children.
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- S Leroy
- Unité d'épidémiologie des maladies émergentes, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
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Carneiro HA, Mavrakis A, Mylonakis E. Candida Peritonitis: An Update on the Latest Research and Treatments. World J Surg 2011; 35:2650-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00268-011-1305-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Cetinkaya M, Ozkan H, Köksal N, Akaci O, Ozgür T. Comparison of the efficacy of serum amyloid A, C-reactive protein, and procalcitonin in the diagnosis and follow-up of necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants. J Pediatr Surg 2011; 46:1482-9. [PMID: 21843712 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.03.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2010] [Revised: 02/07/2011] [Accepted: 03/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of serum amyloid A (SAA) with that of C-reactive protein (CRP), and procalcitonin (PCT) in diagnosis and follow-up of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm infants. METHODS A total of 152 infants were enrolled into this observational study. The infants were classified into 3 groups: group 1 (58 infants with NEC and sepsis), group 2 (54 infants with only sepsis), and group 3 (40 infants with neither sepsis nor NEC, or control group). The data including whole blood count, CRP, PCT, SAA, and cultures that were obtained at diagnosis (0 hour), at 24 and 48 hours, and at 7 and 10 days were evaluated. RESULTS A total of 58 infants had a diagnosis of NEC. Mean CRP (7.4 ± 5.2 mg/dL) and SAA (46.2 ± 41.3 mg/dL) values of infants in group 1 at 0 hour were significantly higher than those in groups 2 and 3. Although the area under the curve of CRP was higher at 0 hour in infants with NEC, there were no significant differences between groups with respect to the areas under the curve of SAA, CRP, and PCT at all measurement times. Levels of SAA decreased earlier than CRP and PCT in the follow-up of NEC (mean SAA levels were 45.8 ± 45.2, 21.9 ± 16.6, 10.1 ± 8.3, and 7.9 ± 5.1 mg/dL at evaluation times, respectively). Levels of CRP and SAA of infants with NEC stages II and III were significantly higher than those with only sepsis and/or NEC stage I. CONCLUSIONS Serum amyloid A, CRP, and PCT all are accurate and reliable markers in diagnosis of NEC, in addition to clinical and radiographic findings. Higher CRP and SAA levels might indicate advanced stage of NEC. Serial measurements of SAA, CRP, and PCT, either alone or in combination, can be used safely in the diagnosis and follow-up of NEC.
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- Merih Cetinkaya
- Department of Neonatology, School of Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey.
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Reduction in antibiotic use through procalcitonin testing in patients in the medical admission unit or intensive care unit with suspicion of infection. J Hosp Infect 2011; 78:289-92. [PMID: 21636167 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2010] [Accepted: 03/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We report an evaluation of the utility of serum procalcitonin (PCT) measurement as an additional diagnostic tool to support initiating or withholding antibiotics in clinical situations where there is a clinical suspicion of infection but the diagnosis is uncertain. During a six-month period, 99 patients on the medical admission unit (MAU) with suspected infection, and 42 patients on the intensive care unit (ICU) with clinical signs or physiological parameters suggesting possible new infection, had serum PCT concentration measured with the result available within 90min of the request. The test was initiated by the microbiology/infection team during clinical consultations to support the antibiotic decision. On the basis of low PCT values, antibiotics were withheld in MAU on 52 occasions and in ICU on 42 occasions. Patients were followed up prospectively for a week. There was neither progression of bacterial infection requiring antibiotics, nor complications or infection-related mortality in any patients who were denied antibiotics on either MAU or ICU. Without the PCT value it is likely that all of these patients would have received empirical antibiotics. Reduction in unnecessary antibiotic usage was made without any adverse effects on these patients and there was a clear reduction in antibiotic prescribing with cost reduction implications. PCT has the potential to become a valuable tool in antibiotic management.
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Critical illness challenges many endocrine homeostatic systems to overcome diseases, stress, and hostile conditions that threaten survival. Coordinated and consecutive responses by the autonomic nervous system, endocrine metabolic adaptations to mobilize and conserve energy and electrolytes, cardiovascular adjustments to maintain organ perfusion, and immunomodulation to overcome infections and inflammation are required. Because most admissions to equine intensive care units are related to horses with gastrointestinal disease and septic foals, most endocrine information during critical disease are generated from these populations. This article presents an overview on endocrine responses to critical illness in horses and foals and also some comparative information.
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- Ramiro E Toribio
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, 601 Vernon Tharp Street, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Leroy S, Gervaix A. Procalcitonin: a key marker in children with urinary tract infection. Adv Urol 2011; 2011:397618. [PMID: 21274426 PMCID: PMC3026964 DOI: 10.1155/2011/397618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2010] [Revised: 12/20/2010] [Accepted: 12/21/2010] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common source of bacterial infections among young febrile children. Accurate diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis (APN) and vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is important because of their association with renal scarring, leading in the cases to long-term complications. However, the gold standard examinations for both are either DMSA scan (for APN and scar) or cystography (for VUR) and present limitations (feasibility, pain, cost, etc.). Procalcitonin, a reliable marker of bacterial infections, was demonstrated to be a good predictor of both renal parenchymal involvement in the acute phase and late renal scars. Furthermore, it was also found to be associated with high-grade VUR and was the key tool of a clinical decision rule to predict high-grade VUR in children with a first UTI. Therefore, procalcitonin may certainly be found playing a role in the complex and still debated picture of which examination should be performed after UTI in children.
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- Sandrine Leroy
- Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Wolfson College Annexe, University of Oxford, Linton Road, Oxford OX2 6UD, UK
- Pasteur Institute, 75015 Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Tunay Sentürk
- Department of Cardiology, Uludag University School of Medicine
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Procalcitonin Plasma Levels Do Not Alter After Uncomplicated Skull Base Surgery. ACTA OTORRINOLARINGOLOGICA ESPANOLA 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s2173-5735(08)70250-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Watkin R, Harper L, Vernallis A, Lang S, Lambert P, Ranasinghe A, Elliott T. Pro-inflammatory cytokines IL6, TNF-α, IL1β, procalcitonin, lipopolysaccharide binding protein and C-reactive protein in infective endocarditis. J Infect 2007; 55:220-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2007.05.174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2006] [Revised: 05/08/2007] [Accepted: 05/11/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Engelmann L. [The diagnosis of sepsis]. INTENSIVMEDIZIN + NOTFALLMEDIZIN : ORGAN DER DEUTSCHEN UND DER OSTERREICHISCHEN GESELLSCHAFT FUR INTERNISTISCHE INTENSIVMEDIZIN, DER SEKTION NEUROLOGIE DER DGIM UND DER SEKTION INTENSIVMEDIZIN IM BERUFSVERBAND DEUTSCHER INTERNISTEN E.V 2006; 43:607-618. [PMID: 32287636 PMCID: PMC7101768 DOI: 10.1007/s00390-006-0741-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2006] [Accepted: 06/26/2006] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The early diagnosis of sepsis is mandatory for the further reduction of mortality due to sepsis. Current findings exist that accentuate the role of the time factor, comparable with acute myocardial infarction or with ischemic stroke. On the other hand, there are no generally accepted diagnostics for sepsis, realizing the demands of early diagnosis and based on the physician's experience.The diagnostics start with the recognition of the inflammatory reaction caused by infection (at least 2 of 4 criteria of inflammatory reaction have to be fulfilled). This definition has high sensitivity, but remarkably lower specificity and it leads either to too frequent admissions or only to hospitalization in case of a complicating organ failure. Making a careful history and knowledge about sepsis are essential for the out-patient department physicians. In addition to the varying pictures of sepsis, the clinicians have laboratory findings available, most of all procalcitonin. Patients have to be considered as septic with a serum PCT level higher than 1 ng/ml particularly when clinical signs do not exclude sepsis and in cases of positive blood cultures. Initially PCT is a product of macrophages if the defense reaction starts, but it becomes an infection marker, when the serum PCT level declines less than the half life falls.
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- L. Engelmann
- Universitätsklinikum Leipzig A.ö.R., Einheit für Multidisziplinäre Intensivmedizin, Liebigstraße 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Die Diagnose der Sepsis. DIAGNOSTIK UND INTENSIVTHERAPIE BEI SEPSIS UND MULTIORGANVERSAGEN 2006. [PMCID: PMC7121615 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7985-1729-5_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Die frühe Diagnostik der Sepsis ist das Nadelöhr für die weitere Senkung der Sepsissterblichkeit. Inzwischen liegen Befunde vor, dass, vergleichbar mit akutem Myokardinfarkt und Schlaganfall, dem Faktor Zeit eine wichtige Rolle zukommt. Demgegenüber gibt es keine allgemein akzeptierte Sepsisdiagnostik, die der Forderung nach früher Diagnose und der Unabhängigkeit vom Erfahrungsstand des jeweiligen Arztes Rechnung tragen könnte.
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Janković B, Veljković D, Pasić S, Rakonjac Z, Jevtić D, Martić J. C-reactive protein and cytokines in the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 59:545-9. [PMID: 17633895 DOI: 10.2298/mpns0612545j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Introduction. Accurate evaluation and correct treatment of neonates for possible sepsis still represent the most challenging clinical tasks. Early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis is largely based on the measurement of serum concentrations of different mediators of systemic inflammation, as well as, on a group of proteins named acute phase reactants. Among acute phase reactants, C-reactive protein (CRP) has been the most extensively used and investigated so far. Synthesis and biological role of CRP. This article reviews current knowledge on the synthesis, structure and biologic roles of CRP. Also, we present our original results in regard to the kinetics of serum CRP concentration during the first 24 hours of systemic infection, as well as different patterns of CRP dynamics associated with the initial choice of antibiotics, complications and the final outcome of systemic infection. Interleukins and procalcitonin in diagnosis of sepsis. Because CRP is specific, but somewhat late marker of neonatal sepsis, possible diagnostic use of other indicators of inflammation, i.e. interleukins 6 and 8, and procalcitonin during neonatal sepsis is also considered. The theoretical advantage of these early indicators is discussed in comparative analysis of the time of their activation after initial infectious stimuli. Conclusion. In conclusion, we point to the diagnostic accuracy of serial measurements of serum CRP levels. As an alternative, simultaneous measurement of CRP and serum levels using a faster marker, such as procalcitonin, is recommended.
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- Borisav Janković
- Institut za zdravstvenu zastitu majke i deteta, Srbije "Dr Vukan Cupić", Beograd.
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Simon L, Gauvin F, Amre DK, Saint-Louis P, Lacroix J. Serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein levels as markers of bacterial infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Infect Dis 2004; 39:206-17. [PMID: 15307030 DOI: 10.1086/421997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1063] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2003] [Accepted: 03/12/2004] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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A meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the accuracy of determination of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels for the diagnosis of bacterial infection. The analysis included published studies that evaluated these markers for the diagnosis of bacterial infections in hospitalized patients. PCT level was more sensitive (88% [95% confidence interval [CI], 80%-93%] vs. 75% [95% CI, 62%-84%]) and more specific (81% [95% CI, 67%-90%] vs. 67% [95% CI, 56%-77%]) than CRP level for differentiating bacterial from noninfective causes of inflammation. The Q value for PCT markers was higher (0.82 vs. 0.73). The sensitivity for differentiating bacterial from viral infections was also higher for PCT markers (92% [95% CI, 86%-95%] vs. 86% [95% CI, 65%-95%]); the specificities were comparable (73% [95% CI, 42%-91%] vs. 70% [95% CI, 19%-96%]). The Q value was higher for PCT markers (0.89 vs. 0.83). PCT markers also had a higher positive likelihood ratio and lower negative likelihood ratio than did CRP markers in both groups. On the basis of this analysis, the diagnostic accuracy of PCT markers was higher than that of CRP markers among patients hospitalized for suspected bacterial infections.
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- Liliana Simon
- Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8064, USA.
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Marcelletti JF, Nakamura RM. Assessment of serological markers associated with rheumatoid arthritis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1529-1049(03)00048-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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