Procalcitonin (PCT) Test Kit

Singclean Procalcitonin (PCT) Test Kit (Fluorescence Immunochromatography) is for quantitative detection of PCT in whole blood, serum or plasma samples. PCT is the important indicator of severe sepsis and septic shock.

The test kit is used for the quantitative determination of procalcitonin (PCT) in human serum, plasma or whole blood samples in vitro.

Procalcitonin (PCT) is the prohormone of calcitonin (CT), which is generally less than 0.1 ng/mL in the blood of healthy people, and its secretion increases after being stimulated by pro-inflammatory responses, especially after bacterial infection. Procalcitonin is an important marker that can specifically distinguish bacterial infection from inflammatory response caused by other reasons. Viral infection, allergy, autoimmune disease and transplant rejection do not cause significant elevation of procalcitonin, while local bacterial infection can result in moderate elevation of procalcitonin concentrations. In some cases (neonatal, multiple trauma, burns, major surgery, prolonged or severe cardiogenic shock), the elevation of procalcitonin may not be related to infection and usually returns to normal values quickly.