Procalcitonin--a new indicator of the systemic response to severe infections

Infection. 1997 Nov-Dec;25(6):329-34. doi: 10.1007/BF01740811.

Authors

W Karzai¹, M Oberhoffer, A Meier-Hellmann, K Reinhart

Affiliation

¹ Klinik für Anästesiologie und Intensivtherapie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Germany.

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

C-Reactive Protein / metabolism
Calcitonin / metabolism*
Calcitonin / physiology
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
Communicable Diseases / immunology
Communicable Diseases / metabolism*
Cytokines / immunology
Humans
Inflammation / immunology
Inflammation / metabolism
Protein Precursors / metabolism*
Protein Precursors / physiology
Severity of Illness Index

Substances

CALCA protein, human
Cytokines
Protein Precursors
Calcitonin
C-Reactive Protein
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide