title: Procalcitonin as a biomarker for toxic shock syndrome.
authors.forename: Madoka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Sakae
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takagaki
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kohayagawa
authors.forename: Tessin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015415:Biomarkers; C000606589:CALCA protein, human; D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide