Cutoff value of serum procalcitonin as a diagnostic biomarker of infection in end-stage renal disease patients
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
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: 198-204, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
Serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels are low in healthy individuals but are elevated in patients with a serious bacterial infection or sepsis. In this study, we examined the ability of serum PCT concentration to diagnose infections in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, and sought to determine an appropriate threshold level.METHODS:
Serum PCT levels were measured in ESRD patients on antibiotic therapy for a suspected bacterial infection (ESRD infection [iESRD] group, n = 21), and compared with those of ESRD patients on hemodialysis with no sign of infection (ESRD control [cESRD] group, n = 20).RESULTS:
The mean serum PCT concentration of the iESRD group was significantly higher than in the cESRD group (2.95 +/- 3.67 ng/mL vs. 0.50 +/- 0.49 ng/mL, p = 0.006), but serum PCT concentrations did not correlate with severity of infection. The optimized threshold level derived for serum PCT was 0.75 ng/mL, rather than the currently used 0.5 ng/mL; this threshold demonstrated a sensitivity and specificity of 76.2% and 80.0% for infection and 100% and 60.6% for systemic inflammatory response syndrome, respectively, compared with the cutoff of 0.5 ng/mL.CONCLUSIONS:
This study suggests that serum PCT at a cutoff value of 0.75 ng/mL is an appropriate indicator of infection in ESRD patients.
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Asunto principal:
Precursores de Proteínas
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Infecciones Bacterianas
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Calcitonina
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Biomarcadores
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Estudios de Casos y Controles
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Regulación hacia Arriba
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Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas
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Reproducibilidad de los Resultados
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Curva ROC
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Diálisis Renal
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adulto
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Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
Año:
2015
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