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Sepsis & Septic ShockOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Sepsis is defined as the presence of an infection accompanied by systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Systemic inflammatory response syndrome.A series of pathogenic events are responsible for the transition from sepsis to severe sepsis/septic shock. Procalcitonin is a 116 amino acid peptide that has an approximate MW of 14.5 kDa and belongs to the calcitonin (CT) superfamily of peptides. , Procalcitonin guided antibiotic treatment substantially lowers antibiotic exposure and is non-inferior to standard care with respect to outcomes.