| ITEM |
DESCRIPTION |
| Code |
PCT |
| Reference |
30450-01 |
| Tests/kit |
60 |
| Sample type |
Plasma (heparin) or serum |
Sample volume
|
200 μL |
| Stability of thereagent |
Until expiration date |
| Shelf life |
12 months |
| Calibration stability |
28 days |
| Calibrators (included in the kit) |
2 bottles of S1 and S2 (2ml each) |
| Controls (included in the kit) |
2 bottles of C1 and C2 (2ml each) |
| Diluant in the kit |
No |
| Measuring range |
0.05-200 ng/ml |
| Traceability |
BRAHMS PCT LIA
|
| Time to result |
20 minutes |
| Protocol compatibility |
Troponin I Ultra, NT-pro BNP* |
* Some of these reagents are under development or have not yet obtained regulatory clearance in some countries.
Please contact your local bioMérieux representative for further information and product availability.
(1.) Effect of procalcitonin-guided treatment on antibiotic use and outcome in lower respiratory tract infections : cluster-randomised, single-blinded intervention trial. Christ-Crain M. et coll. Lancet. 2004 ;363:600-7.
(2.)Morin N., Renard N., Gaude H., Hainque B., Bernard M. Evaluation Of The Analytical Performance Of Vidas® B·R·A·H·M·S PCT, Poster presented during the CORATA, Oct 24-27 2006, Bruges
(3) Diagnostic value of procalcitonin, interleukin-6, and interleukin-8 in critically ill patients admitted with suspected sepsis. Harbarth S et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001, 164: 396-402
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