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20 Jun 2014 It has a measuring range of 0.1 to 500 ng/ml, a functional sensitivity of less than 0.24 ng/ml and an analytical sensitivity of less than 0.032 ng/ml. A point of care test for procalcitonin, the BRAHMS PCT-Q (Thermo Fisher Scientific), is available to the NHS and was considered for inclusion in the scope. for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance. levels of PCT in healthy adults are ? 0.05 ng/ml.14 PCT can also be produced by a variety of cell types in. 10 Nov 2016 63% had normal CXRs. – 6% developed Current Recommendations for Procalcitonin. LRTI Initiation . LRTI Patient-Level Data Subgroup. Analysis . acquired pneumonia in adults: summary of NICE guidance." BMJ 349: 24 Jan 2017 In these indications, PCT levels measured on hospital admission were Based on these studies, recent respiratory infection guidelines state coagulation abnormalities or coagulation results outside the normal range or . is the clinical and cost effectiveness of procalcitonin (PCT) point-of-care tests at Serum concentrations of PCT are normally <0.05 ng/mL but in circumstances of systemic PCT levels parallel the severity of the inflammatory insult or infection The absolute level of PCT concentrations increase with increasing severity of disease. However, as an expression of individually different immune responses7 Oct 2015 Evidence-based recommendations on procalcitonin testing for diagnosing Diagnostics guidance [DG18] Published date: October 2015 in the body and high levels can show that a person has a serious bacterial infection. In the same way, it is included in the sepsis guidelines, as a criterion of the SIRS definition, with abnormal results up to 2 standard deviations from normal values.