Role of procalcitonin in predicting occurrence of bacteraemia: About 109 cases
1 Laboratory of Biochemistry, Military Hospital Avicenna of Marrakech, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Marrakech, University of CADI AYYAD of Marrakech. Morocco.
2 Laboratory of Microbiology, Military Hospital Avicenna of Marrakech, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Marrakech, University of CADI AYYAD of Marrakech. Morocco.
3 Laboratory Department of Biochemistry. Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Sheikh Khalifa, Casablanca. Morocco.
Research Article
GSC Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 13(01), 062–066.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscarr.2022.13.1.0256
Publication history:
Received on 27 August 2022, revised on 05 October 2022, accepted on 08 October 2022
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to evaluate procalcitonin (PCT) levels in the predicting of bloodstream infections in a large population of patients with positive blood cultures (BC) in the unit care of Avicenna military hospital of Marrakech.
Material and Methods: This prospective study was carried out using clinical and routine laboratory data collected at the Clinical Microbiology and biochemistry from laboratory of Avicenna military hospital – Marrakech, Morocco, between January 2019 and December 2021.
Results: 109 cases were collected from laboratory data of Avicenna military hospital in Marrakech. Most of patient were male with 79 cases (72.5%), blood cultures were positive in all cases. Procalcitonin were positive in the majority of patients with a 105 cases (96%). Klebsiella sp. was the most frequent germ in gram negative bacilli with a rate of 25 cases (23%) Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus was the most frequent germ in gram-positive cocci with a rate of 23 cases (21%).
Keywords:
Bacteraemia; Screening; Procalcitonin; Blood culture
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