Assessment of procalcitonin as a diagnostic and prognostic marker in patients with solid tumors and febrile neutropenia

Abstract

Baseline PCT levels were higher in patients who had febrile neutropenia with bacteremia compared with patients who had clinical infections or fever of unknown origin. PCT helped to identify patients who had microbiologic infections and patients who were at high risk of treatment failure, and PCT may constitute a complementary tool in the initial assessment of such patients.