C-Reactive Protein vs Procalcitonin: Which Has the Advantage?
Authors: Wang Yixin, Sun Yunhui Affiliation: The First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University 1. Procalcitonin Procalcitonin (PCT) is a non-hormonal precursor peptide glycoprotein that is released into the patient’s circulatory system as a soluble protein under conditions of severe systemic infection, particularly bacterial infections. Under normal physiological conditions, PCT, transcribed from the CALC-1 gene, is … Read more