Diagnostic value of sTREM-1 and procalcitonin levels in the early diagnosis of sepsis.

Journal: Northern clinics of Istanbul
Published Date: Jan 25, 2017

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Sepsis is still major cause of morbidity and mortality, despite improvements in diagnosis and treatment in modern medicine. Therefore, laboratory examinations that provide correct and rapid results are needed to support the diagnosis. This study was conducted to investigate value of immunological indicators procalcitonin (PCT) and soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (sTREM-1) in differential diagnosis of patients with sepsis and systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), as well as to assess their importance in determining prognosis of patients with sepsis.

Authors

  • Sebahat Aksaray
    Department of Medical Microbiology, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Pinar Alagoz
    Sinop Public Health Laboratory, Sinop, Turkey.
  • Asuman Inan
    Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Simin Cevan
    Bolu Public Health Laboratory, Bolu, Turkey.
  • Asu Ozgultekin
    Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

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