title: [Procalcitonin--marker of infectious inflammation: clinical value and application].
abstract: The development of septic shock is accompanied by an essential increase of the level of Procalcitonin (PCT). The growth of the PCT level in blood is often associated with bacteremia. A-->2 ng/ml PCT increase in patients with agranulocytosis makes it possible to distinguish between the pneumonia as a local focus of infection and the pneumonia in sepsis. A high PCT level in bacterial and fungus infections makes it possible to distinguish them from viral and non-infection diseases.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Galstian
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Gorodetskiĭ
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Berkovskiĭ
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Sergeeva
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Speranskaia
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D005260:Female; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; C000606589:CALCA protein, human; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide