Procalcitonin
📍PCT is a precursor of the hormone calcitonin. A marker of bacteriological infections and sepsis.
📍Procalcitonin is a specific and very sensitive marker that allows for differential diagnosis between bacteriological infection and viral, autoimmune, allergic, fungal, diseases.
Patients with septic disease should have their blood procalcitonin levels monitored.
❗️This indicator helps determine the severity of the septic condition and the generalization of the infectious process.
💉Preparation for the test: take the material only on an empty stomach:
– do not eat for 6-8 hours;
– drink only water without impurities;
– do not take medication before delivery (only as directed by a doctor. When completing the order form, be sure to notify the Medi Lab+ laboratory administrator about this fact
🔬Mon-Fri:
Collection 7:00-12:00 - result from 15:00-18:00
Collection 12:00-15:00 - result from 18:00-20:00
💡With COVID-19, a procalcitonin (PCT) test is prescribed as one of the examinations to monitor the risk of complications, including the appropriateness and amount of antibiotic and bacterial drugs during treatment.
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