Procalcitonin, ProCT, is a precursor of calcitonin. Calcitonin is involved in serum calcium regulation and prevention of calcium loss. During bacterial infection, conversion to calcitonin is interrupted and high levels of ProCT are secreted in many tissues. It is a highly-specfiic marker for severe infection.
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