Lab reference

Procalcitonin

Inflammatory

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Reference range

Range0 to 0.5 ng/mL

About

A marker that rises more in bacterial infection than in viral, used mainly to support stopping antibiotics rather than starting them.

When it is low

Bacterial infection unlikely, consider viral

When it is high

<0.5 low risk, 0.5-2 possible, >2 likely bacterial/sepsis

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