The uselessness of procalcitonin in the diagnosis of focal bacterial central nervous system infection

Takayuki Hoshina; Tomoko Takimoto; Etsuro Nanishi; Hisanori Nishio; Koichi Kusuhara; Toshiro Hara

doi:10.1016/j.jiac.2015.04.003

The uselessness of procalcitonin in the diagnosis of focal bacterial central nervous system infection

Takayuki Hoshina, Tomoko Takimoto, Etsuro Nanishi, Hisanori Nishio, Koichi Kusuhara, Toshiro Hara

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Abstract

We investigated the utility of procalcitonin in early diagnosis of bacterial central nervous system (CNS) infection. Serum procalcitonin level was markedly elevated in the patients with systemic meningitis but not in the patients with brain abscess and subdural empyema. Procalcitonin may be useless to diagnose focal bacterial CNS infection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	620-622
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
Volume	21
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiac.2015.04.003
Publication status	Published - Aug 1 2015

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Infectious Diseases
Pharmacology (medical)

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The uselessness of procalcitonin in the diagnosis of focal bacterial central nervous system infection

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