Is procalcitonin a superior diagnostic marker compared to C-reactive protein for sepsis in critically ill adults?
Procalcitonin is a superior diagnostic marker to C-reactive protein for identifying sepsis in critically ill patients.
Procalcitonin represents a good biological diagnostic marker for sepsis, severe sepsis, or septic shock, difficult diagnoses in critically ill patients. Procalcitonin is superior to C-reactive protein. Procalcitonin should be included in diagnostic guidelines for sepsis and in clinical practice in intensive care units.
Uzzan et al. (2006) studied this question.