This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience
Medical device prototype for semi-quantitative detection of procalcitonin in human serum or plasma. The test supports laboratory assessment and monitoring of severe bacterial infections, sepsis, and septic shock
The test is based on the immunochromatographic “sandwich” principle. The serum/plasma sample migrates along the strip and reacts with anti-PCT monoclonal antibodies conjugated to colloidal gold. If PCT is present, immune complexes are captured in the Test zone (T), forming a colored line whose intensity correlates with PCT concentration. A Control line (C) must always appear and confirms proper test performance.
- Timer / stopwatch
- Adjustable micropipette
- Disposable pipette tips
- Use serum or plasma (testing recommended from ≥ 4 days of age due to physiological PCT elevation in early newborn period).
- Do not use samples with marked hemolysis, lipemia, visible inclusions, or bacterial overgrowth.
- Storage before testing: 2–8°C up to 4 days; for longer storage, aliquot and freeze at −20 to −70°C. Avoid repeated freeze–thaw cycles.
- Common anticoagulants (heparin, EDTA, sodium citrate) do not affect results.
Components Included