Can Procalcitonin in Cerebrospinal Fluid be a Diagnostic Tool for Meningitis?

摘要

To study the levels of procalcitonin (PCT) in patients with meningitis and control group and compare them with established markers of infection—such as C‐reactive protein (CRP), high‐sensitivity CRP, and WBC—in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and assess the possible discriminative role of PCT in the differential diagnosis of meningitis from other noninfectious diseases.