Serum Procalcitonin vs SOFA Score in Predicting Outcome in Sepsis Patients in Medical Intensive Care Unit.

Background: Sepsis is a dysregulated host response to infection that leads to acute organ dysfunction. The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score is one of the gold standard tests in assessing the patient's status during ICU stay and also to predict the clinical outcomes of the patients. Procalcitonin (PCT) is a more specific marker for bacterial infection.