Abstract
Mean PCT levels were more elevated in patients with active infection, significantly higher on day 0 and onwards in the 26.5% of fatal cases, compared to that survivors (53.6 vs 27.3; P = 0.01). No clearly defined threshold level indicated an individual occurrence of fatality, however there was a clear different profile of evolution of PCT levels on the 3 days of observation: they significantly decreased by day 1 in surviving patients (P < 0.001), contrary to fatal cases, indicating that PCT level and kinetics could be of use to predict a reduced risk of fatality in patient with cerebral malaria. from Infectious diseases of the nervous system: pathogenesis and worldwide impact Paris, France. 10–13 September 2008
Highlights
Differential kinetics of plasma procalcitonin levels in cerebral malaria in urban Senegalese patients according to disease outcome
Infectious diseases of the nervous system: pathogenesis and worldwide impact Roberto Bruzzone, Monique Dubois-Dalcq, Georges E Grau, Diane E Griffin and Krister Kristensson Meeting abstracts – A single PDF containing all abstracts in this Supplement is available here.
This study analyses the association between serum levels of Procalcitonin (PCT), a marker of septic inflammation, and clinical outcome in 98 Senegalese patients, hospitalised with cerebral malaria
Summary
Infectious diseases of the nervous system: pathogenesis and worldwide impact Roberto Bruzzone, Monique Dubois-Dalcq, Georges E Grau, Diane E Griffin and Krister Kristensson Meeting abstracts – A single PDF containing all abstracts in this Supplement is available here. . Differential kinetics of plasma procalcitonin levels in cerebral malaria in urban Senegalese patients according to disease outcome
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