Comparison between procalcitonin and traditional blood biomarkers in diagnosis of sepsis in Iraqi wounded soldiers

Joint Authors

Jasim, Miruj A.
Mahmud, Alya E.
Mahmud, Aysar I.
Mustafa, Mahmud M.
Farhud, Khalid M.

Source

مجلة ابن الهيثم للعلوم الصرفة و التطبيقية

Publisher

University of Baghdad College of Education for Pure Science / Ibn al-Haitham

Publication Date

2017-12-31

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

10

Main Subjects

Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)

English Abstract

Early diagnosis of sepsis is a very critical matter especially for soldiers in battle field; on the other hand, Procalcitonin is a new promising biomarker for fast and accurate diagnosis of sepsis.

The aim of this study is to investigate the ability of Procalcitonin (PCT) to indicate sepsis earlier than blood culture and other traditional biomarkers and then get use of this in early diagnosis of sepsis.Procalcitonin concentration was measured in 44 sera of Iraqi wounded soldiers who were admitted to GHAZI ALHARIRI Hospital for surgery, using ELISA kit of BioRay/USA, along with blood culture and other infection biomarker like C-reactive protein, ESR, W.B.C.

count.

Six patients had elevated PCT and 3 of them had positive blood culture, two of these three died.

PCT has good correlation with other inflammatory biomarkers.

It is our recommendation to accredit PCT as a very early biomarker of sepsis in Iraqi hospitals along with blood culture but earlier than it, and to use the quick test of PCT in battlefield to determine the priority of transmission of wounded soldiers to hospitals.

Data Type

Conference Papers

Record ID

BIM-851505

American Psychological Association (APA)

Jasim, Miruj A.& Mahmud, Alya E.& Mahmud, Aysar I.& Mustafa, Mahmud M.& Farhud, Khalid M.. 2017-12-31. Comparison between procalcitonin and traditional blood biomarkers in diagnosis of sepsis in Iraqi wounded soldiers. International Conference on Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics, will take place (2017 : Ibn Al Haitham University of Baghdad, Iraq). . Special issue (2017), pp.49-58.Baghdad Iraq : University of Baghdad College of Education for Pure Science / Ibn al-Haitham.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Jasim, Miruj A.…[et al.]. Comparison between procalcitonin and traditional blood biomarkers in diagnosis of sepsis in Iraqi wounded soldiers. . Baghdad Iraq : University of Baghdad College of Education for Pure Science / Ibn al-Haitham. 2017-12-31.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Jasim, Miruj A.& Mahmud, Alya E.& Mahmud, Aysar I.& Mustafa, Mahmud M.& Farhud, Khalid M.. Comparison between procalcitonin and traditional blood biomarkers in diagnosis of sepsis in Iraqi wounded soldiers. . International Conference on Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics, will take place (2017 : Ibn Al Haitham University of Baghdad, Iraq).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-851505