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Therefore, we selected several cytokines as well as PCT for early diagnosis (and differentiation) of patients with SIRS and sepsis.
To assess the diagnostic value of PCT, IL-6, IL-8 and standard measures for identifying critically ill patients with SIRS and suspected sepsis, prospective measurements were taken in 78 consecutive patients admitted with acute SIRS and suspected infection.
Selberg and coworkers [ 7] studied discrimination of sepsis and SIRS by determination of circulating plasma concentrations of PCT, IL-6 and C3a in a medical ICU.
Another group from Germany reported average PCT concentrations of 0.4 ± 3.0 ng/ml for SIRS, 0.5 ± 2.9 ng/ml for sepsis and 6.9 ± 3.9 ng/ml for severe sepsis.
APACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; AUC = area under the receiver operating characteristic curve; CRP = C-reactive protein; ICU = intensive care unit; IL = interleukin; PCT = procalcitonin; SIRS = systemic inflammatory response syndrome; TNF = tumour necrosis factor.