A procalcitonin test measures the level of procalcitonin in your blood. A high level could be a sign of a serious bacterial infection, such as sepsis. Sepsis is the body’s severe response to infection.

SPECIMEN: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen.
STABILITY: Room: NA; Refrigerated: 24 hrs; Frozen: 3 months
REPORT: Daily
USAGE: This assay is useful for diagnosis of bacteremia & septicemia in adults and children including neonates. It diagnoses renal involvement in UTI in children, bacterial infection in neutropenic patients & secondary infection post surgery. It helps in the differential diagnosis of bacterial versus viral meningitis and community acquired bacterial versus viral pneumonia. It is also used for monitoring therapeutic response to antibacterial therapy.