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World Sepsis Day – Stop Sepsis, Save Lives
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that arises when the body’s response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs. It strikes an estimated 30 million people per year worldwide. Sepsis is more common than a heart attack and claims more lives than any cancer
Procalcitonin (PCT) is an easy to measure bio-marker for Sepsis. PCT helps differentiate bacterial from viral infections, the early detection of an elevated PCT level in patients with suspected bacterial infections enabling earlier antibiotic treatment
In May 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) made sepsis a global health priority, by adopting a resolution on improving the prevention, diagnosis and management of sepsis
- VIDAS® B.R.A.H.M.S PCT™ is an automated test for the determination of procalcitonin (PCT) in human serum or plasma. Fully adapted for emergency conditions, VIDAS® B.R.A.H.M.S. PCT™ aids physicians in making rational clinical decisions and allows optimized patient management. Results are available in only 20 minutes
- HUBI PCT is a rapid, POC test based on immunochromatographic assay to be used with HUBI-QUAN Pro for the quantitative measurement of Procalcitonin
