title: Procalcitonin: a new marker for differential diagnosis of acute rejection and bacterial infection in heart transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Surgical Research, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Staehler
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hammer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meiser
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reichart
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D007249:Inflammation; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; C000606589:CALCA protein, human; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide