A biomarker is a molecule that can be measured in a biological sample in an objective,
systematic, and precise way, whose levels indicate whether a process is normal or …

Sepsis is characterized as a life-threatening organ dysfunction syndrome that is caused by a
dysregulated host response to infection. The main etiological causes of sepsis are bacterial …

Background This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of procalcitonin (PCT) serum
concentrations to diagnose Gram-negative bacteremia and the association of PCT serum …

Sepsis is a clinical syndrome that results from the dysregulated inflammatory response to
infection that leads to organ dysfunction. The resulting losses to society in terms of financial …

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate procalcitonin (PCT) diagnostic accuracy in
discriminating gram-negative (GN) from gram-positive (GP) bloodstream infections and …

Aim To investigate the combined therapeutic potential of melatonin and ascorbic acid in
mitigating sepsis-induced heart and kidney injury in male rats and assess the combination …

Next to acute sickness behavior, septic encephalopathy is the most frequent involvement of
the brain during infection. It is characterized by a cross-talk of pro-inflammatory cells across …

Background: Serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels differ in patients with bacterial or fungal
infections and are significantly elevated in patients with Gram-negative bacteremia. We …

OBJECTIVES: Serum procalcitonin is often ordered at admission for patients with suspected
sepsis and bloodstream infections (BSIs), although its performance characteristics in this …

Staphylococcus aureus is an emergent etiology of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)
over the past 2 decades, with severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP) caused by …