Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi
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J Microbiol Immunol Infect · Jun 2010
Semi-quantitative procalcitonin test for the diagnosis of bacterial infection: clinical use and experience in Japan.
The efficacy of the rapid semi-quantitative procalcitonin (PCT) test for the diagnosis of bacterial infection was evaluated in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome. ⋯ The semi-quantitative PCT test is as useful for distinguishing bacterial infection from other inflammatory diseases in common clinical practice as the quantitative PCT.