Journal of Intensive Care (Dec 2017)

Response of letter to the editor on Procalcitonin: a promising diagnostic marker for sepsis and antibiotic therapy

  • R. Saikant,
  • Shilpa Ravindran,
  • Ashitha Vijayan,
  • Vani Maya,
  • S. Lakshmi,
  • R. Kartik,
  • Manoj G.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40560-017-0260-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 1

Abstract

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Abstract In a letter to the editor, Raineri SM et al. have given an insight of another dimension of procalcitonin (PCT) use as a diagnostic tool in invasive candidiasis. But based on our preliminary information, PCT is reported as unconventional modes of diagnosis approach which yet to prove its stand-alone biomarker properties for invasive candidiasis.