Clinical research progress of presepsin on sepsis / 中国小儿急救医学

ABSTRACT

Sepsis is a frequent condition with high mortality,and its early diagnosis in the pediatrics department is one of the keys to improve survival. C-reactive protein and procalcitonin have been used as bio-markers in the diagnosis of sepsis,but they have limited susceptibility and specificity,and can be elevated in non inflammatory condition. Presepsin is the free fragment of a glycoprotein expressed on monocytes/macro-phages. Preliminiary reports suggest that levels of presepsin are significantly higher in septic patients com-pared to healthy individuals, and presepsin is useful for evaluating the severity of sepsis.