AACC Releases Guidance on Procalcitonin Testing to Improve Care for Patients with Bacterial Infections
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))AACC has issued expert guidance on clinical testing for procalcitonin, a blood marker that helps detect serious bacterial infections and sepsis. By giving clinicians and laboratory professionals much-needed clarity on how to best use procalcitonin tests, the new guidelines could improve the treatment of critically ill patients and those with certain lower respiratory infections.