| DB ID | MyCo_4169 |
| Title | Procalcitonin as a marker of bacterial sepsis in patients infected with HIV-1 |
| Year | 1997 |
| PMID | 9279723 |
| Fungal Diseases involved | Fungal sepsis |
| Associated Medical Condition | HIV-AIDS |
| Genus | Candida |
| Species | oesophagitis |
| Organism | Candida oesophagitis |
| Ethical Statement | None |
| Site of Infection | None |
| Opportunistic invasive | None |
| Sample type | Body fluid |
| Sample source | Blood |
| 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 | France |
| Cohort | In a prospective study conducted between February and July 1994, 155 HIV-infected patients followed in the department of infectious diseases in Tourcoing were included. The first group constituted 102 clinically stable HIV- infected patients, randomly selected. The second group included 53 patients with symptoms of acute infection. |
| Cohort No. | 155 |
| Age Group | None |
| P Value | None |
| Sensitivity | None |
| Specificity | None |
| Positive Predictive Value | None |
| MIC | None |
| Fold Change | None |
| Pathway | None |
| Disease Introduction Mechanism | None |
| Technique | Immunological assay |
| Analysis Method | Immunoluminometric assay |
| ELISA kits | None |
| Assay Data | None |
| Validation Techniques used | Immunoluminometric assay |
| Up Regulation Down Regulation | Increase |
| Sequence Data | None |
| External Link | None |
