Method for early detection, detection of the severity and for a treatment- accompanying assessment of the course of a sepsis

摘要

Disclosed is a method for early detection, detection of the severity as well as for a treatment-accompanying assessment of the course of a sepsis as well as means for carrying out said method. According to the invention, the content of the peptide procalcitonin and/or of a partial peptide formed therefrom which is not the mature calcitonin is determined in a sample of a biological liquid of a patient. From the determined presence and amount of the certain peptide, a conclusion is made about the presence of a sepsis, its severity and/or the success of a therapeutic treatment.