Procalcitonina para el diagnóstico de infecciones bacterianas y la guía del tratamiento antibiótico en pacientes con apoplejía aguda o accidente isquémico transitorio

摘要

The present invention relates to an in vitro method for the diagnosis and treatment guidance of a bacterial infection in patients suffering from an acute ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, comprising the determination of the level of Procalcitonin (PCT) or a fragment thereof having at least 12 amino acid residues in a sample of a bodily fluid from said patient and the correlation of the determined level to the diagnosis of a bacterial infection in said patient.