Rapid diagnostic methods in the detection of sepsis

Infect Dis Clin North Am. 1999 Jun;13(2):483-94, xi. doi: 10.1016/s0891-5520(05)70087-8.

Abstract

Any delay in the management of infection is deleterious, especially in patients whose illness is severe. It is of paramount importance to shorten this delay. This article emphasizes the different ways to reach this goal, including the use of new biologic markers, such as cytokines or procalcitonin.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biomarkers / analysis
  • Calcitonin / analysis
  • Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
  • Cytokines / analysis
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / diagnosis
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Protein Precursors / analysis
  • Sepsis / diagnosis*
  • Sepsis / immunology
  • Sepsis / microbiology
  • Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / microbiology

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • CALCA protein, human
  • Cytokines
  • Protein Precursors
  • Calcitonin
  • Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide