Procalcitonin Test Reference Range Determination

Healthy volunteers who meet eligibility criteria and have provided informed consent will be enrolled in this study. Each participant will be required to donate 1 blood sample via standard venipuncture into an EDTA (lavender top) tube for testing on one occasion. The maximum trial duration for each participant is one visit/occasion. Sample collection will take place within a single clinical session. The maximum trial duration for each participant is one clinic session.

Inclusion criteria

• Apparently healthy (as determined by a subject questionnaire) males or females, of any race
• >18 years of age
• Willing to voluntarily agree to sign a consent form

Exclusion criteria

• Meets the definition for one or more of Systematic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS), Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, Septic Shock and/or Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) as defined by The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) consensus conference in 1992.
• Current diagnosis, or history, of any underlying major medical condition such as heart disease, hypertension/hypotension, stroke, renal disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, diabetes, bleeding disorders, hypercalcitoninemia, HIV, etc.
• Bacterial, fungal or malaria infection within previous 12 months
• Have experienced or undergone trauma, surgery, cardiac shock and/or a burn within previous 3 months
• Current diagnosis of cancer and/or has undergone Immunotherapy which stimulates cytokines in the previous 12 months
• Hospitalization (for >24 hours) within previous 3 months
• Currently pregnant or nursing a child
• Unable, or unwilling, to provide required blood sample for testing
• Non-compliance to the protocol or inclusion criteria
• Investigator believes subject is unsuitable for inclusion in the trial (i.e. has major condition(s) or other reason(s) that could limit their ability to participate in the study; or impact the scientific integrity of the study)