Peritoneal clearance and transport of procalcitonin

Abstract

Procalcitonin (PCT), a novel inflammatory marker, is detectable in uninfected peritoneal dialysis effluent. Its peritoneal clearance is 1.56 (0.27-6.5) mL/min and does not correlate with peritoneal creatinine clearance.

Keywords

• procalcitonin
• peritoneal dialysis