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Case Report

Volume 6, Number 5, May 2015, pages 183-184

The Activity of Infective Endocarditis Was Correlated to the Procalcitonin Value

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Time course of procalcitonin (dotted line) and CRP (solid line) values in the first patient. The standard value of procalcitonin is less than 0.05 ng/mL and the CRP is less than 0.3 mg/dL. The day 0 shows that the patient was entered into our hospital. The rectangle of dotted line shows a procalcitonin value.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Time course of procalcitonin (dotted line) and CRP (solid line) values in the second patient. The rectangle of dotted line shows a procalcitonin value at 7, 14 and 21 days after entrance of our hospital.

Table

Table 1. Procalcitonin Standard Value
 
PCT (ng/mL)
< 0.05Healthy
< 0.5Local infections
0.5 - 2.0Systemic infections (sepsis)
2.0 - 10Severe sepsis
> 10Septic shock