| DB ID | MyCo_1505 |
| Title | Diagnosis of infection in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a case-control study |
| Year | 2012 |
| PMID | 22305552 |
| Fungal Diseases involved | Candida albicans infection |
| Associated Medical Condition | None |
| Genus | Candida |
| Species | albicans |
| Organism | Candida albicans |
| Ethical Statement | After ethical committee approval, we carried out an observational study on 27 adult patients who were treated with venovenous (VV) ECMO or ve- noarterial (VA) ECMO between November 2009 and January 2011, and ad mitted to the cardiovascular intensive care unit (ICU) of Istituto Scientific San Raffaele. |
| Site of Infection | None |
| Opportunistic invasive | None |
| Sample type | Body fluid |
| Sample source | Serum |
| Host Group | Human |
| Host Common name | Human |
| Host Scientific name | Homo sapiens |
| Biomarker Name | PCT |
| Biomarker Full Name | Procalcitonin |
| Biomarker Type | Diagnostic |
| Biomolecule | Protein |
| Geographical Location | Italy |
| Cohort | After ethical committee approval, we carried out an observational study on 27 adult patients who were treated with venovenous (VV) ECMO or ve- noarterial (VA) ECMO between November 2009 and January 2011, and ad mitted to the cardiovascular intensive care unit (ICU) of Istituto Scientific San Raffaele. |
| Cohort No. | 27 |
| Age Group | None |
| P Value | p=.0062 |
| Sensitivity | 0.878 |
| Specificity | 0.5 |
| Positive Predictive Value | None |
| MIC | None |
| Fold Change | None |
| Pathway | None |
| Disease Introduction Mechanism | None |
| Technique | Assay |
| Analysis Method | Elecsys BRAHMS PCT assay |
| ELISA kits | Elecsys BRAHMS PCT assay kit (Brahms, Berlin, Germany) |
| Assay Data | None |
| Validation Techniques used | Elecsys BRAHMS PCT assay, Turbidimetric immunoassay |
| Up Regulation Down Regulation | Increase |
| Sequence Data | None |
| External Link | None |
