2012•Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Infectious DiseasesRequires access

Alteration of serum procalcitonin levels in liver cirrhosis patients complicated with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Zhang Yan-hu

Abstract

Objective To study the alteration of serum procalcitonin(PCT) levels in liver cirrhosis patients complicated with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis(SBP) and to analyze the value of PCT on bacterial infection diagnosis and prognosis in patients with liver cirrhosis.Methods Total of 100 cases were divided into two groups randomly.One group(n= 55) was liver cirrhosis patients complicated with SBP,the other group(n= 45) was cases with hepatitis without SBP as control.The levels of serum PCT were detected in 100 patients,respectively.Results Serum PCT levels in the SBP infection group were significantly higher than control group and the prognosis was worse.Conclusions The alteration of serum PCT level could be used as one of the effective diagnosis index for liver cirrhosis complicated with SBP and be valuable for prognosis prediction.

About this research paper

What this paper is about

Why it matters

OpenAlex reports 1 citations for this work. Citation counts describe recorded attention and do not establish research quality.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

Key concepts: Procalcitonin, Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, Cirrhosis, Medicine, Gastroenterology, Internal medicine, Ascites, Peritonitis