Clinical utility of procalcitonin in severe odontogenic maxillofacial infection.

Published in: Maxillofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery (2021)

According to our study, routine laboratory tests have insufficient accuracy in diagnosing sepsis syndrome. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to perform the procalcitonin test in patients with maxillofacial infection in addition to the conventional laboratory tests to diagnose the systemic inflammatory condition of the patients.

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end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
oxidative stress
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
clinical practice
drug induced