* B·R·A·H·M·S PCT sensitive KRYPTOR, B·R·A·H·M·S PCT LIA, VIDAS® B·R·A·H·M·S PCT. Please see US package inserts for details.

This website provides information about the Thermo Scientific biomarker procalcitonin (PCT) and its utilization in clinical practice.

Procalcitonin (PCT) is an innovative and highly specific marker for the diagnosis of clinically relevant bacterial infections and sepsis. Procalcitonin (PCT) supports early diagnosis and clinical decision making which could direct an effective therapy at the right time and avoid unnecessary spending for critically ill patients.

Thermo Scientific offers several assays for determination of procalcitonin in human serum and plasma:

• For diagnosis of invasive bacterial infection/sepsis:
  B·R·A·H·M·S PCT-Q (rapid assay)
  B·R·A·H·M·S PCT LIA (manual assay)
  LIAISON^®B·R·A·H·M·S PCT (automated assay)
  
  
• For diagnosis of LRTI and invasive bacterial infections/sepsis: 
  B·R·A·H·M·S PCT sensitive KRYPTOR (autom. assay)
  ADVIA Centaur® B·R·A·H·M·S PCT (automated assay)
  ELECSYS® B·R·A·H·M·S PCT (automated assay)
  VIDAS® B·R·A·H·M·S PCT (automated assay)
  VIDAS B·R·A·H·M·S PCT is exclusively marketed by bioMerieux

For further information please contact our customer service by email or contact form.

This website does not apply within the U.S.
Some products and/or uses listed may not be available to our customers in the U.S. Please visit our US Website for detailed information on product availability in the U.S.