PMID: 11328903May 1, 2001Paper

Procalcitonin for accurate detection of infection in haemodialysis

Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation : Official Publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association
S Herget-RosenthalA Kribben

Abstract

Infection results in considerable morbidity and mortality in haemodialysis patients. Diagnosis of infection can be difficult because currently applied laboratory parameters may be non-specifically altered due to uraemia or haemodialysis (HD). This study investigated the diagnostic value and kinetics of serum procalcitonin (PCT), a low-molecular-weight protein, in patients receiving intermittent HD. Sixty-eight patients receiving intermittent HD for end-stage renal disease (n=48) or acute renal failure (n=20) were prospectively studied, 47 treated with high-flux and 21 with low-flux membranes. Of 36 patients with severe infections or sepsis, 27 were treated with high-flux and nine with low-flux membranes. WBC, serum PCT and C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations were measured immediately before HD, and PCT repeatedly during the following 48 h. When determined immediately before HD, PCT demonstrated a sensitivity of 89%, a specificity of 81%, and positive and negative predictive values of 84 and 87%, indicating severe infection or sepsis. These levels were higher than the respective values for CRP (89, 48, 68 and 78%) and WBC (58, 75, 71 and 59%). After 4 h of HD with high-flux membranes, PCT decreased significantly to 83+/-25% ...Continue Reading

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