| DB ID | MyCo_4173 |
| Title | Can procalcitonin measurement help in differentiating between bacterial infection and other kinds of inflammatory processes? |
| Year | 2003 |
| PMID | 12634233 |
| Fungal Diseases involved | Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia |
| Associated Medical Condition | None |
| Genus | Pneumocystis |
| Species | carinii |
| Organism | Pneumocystis carinii |
| Ethical Statement | None |
| 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 | France |
| Cohort | From October 1999 to December 2001 we conducted a prospective study at the internal medicine department of the teaching hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, France. One hundred and seventy three consecutive patients were included (98 women, 75 men; mean age 68 years). |
| Cohort No. | 173 |
| Age Group | 68 |
| 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 | Positive |
| Sequence Data | None |
| External Link | None |
