[Procalcitonin as an indicator of diagnosis and treatment: a case report of liver abscess]

Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi. 2019 Nov 1;58(11):834-836. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2019.11.012.

[Article in Chinese]

Authors

B B Liu¹, Z M Zhao

Affiliation

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China.

PMID: 31665862
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2019.11.012

Abstract

血清降钙素原是临床普遍使用的细菌感染生物标志物，对感染性疾病的诊断及抗感染治疗有一定的指导意义。本文报道1例降钙素原在肝脓肿患者诊断和治疗中的辅助作用。.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Humans
Liver Abscess / diagnosis*
Liver Abscess / therapy*
Procalcitonin / blood*

Substances

Procalcitonin