Interleukin-6 (IL-6)
Assessing to diagnose acute inflammatory and sepsis
The IL-6 level is elevated with infection, sepsis, and septicemia. The IL-6 test helps evaluate patients with suspected localized infection.
- Diagnosis diseases
- inflammatory & autoimmune diseases, infection, sepsis, lupus
Available Instruments
About Using Reagent
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Sample Types
whole blood, plasma, serum -
Reaction Time
AFIAS 12 mins
ichroma 12 mins -
Detection Range
AFIAS (2.0 – 2,500.0 pg/mL)
ichroma™ (2.0 – 2,500.0 pg/mL) -
Indication
Bacterial Infection, Sepsis, Stroke & Cardiovascular Disease, etc
In Your Medical Field
It can quantify IL-6 from a small amount of blood including peripheral blood, it is useful in emergency rooms, intensive care units, etc., and can be easily used in small hospitals and public health centers. Particularly, early detection of sepsis in neonates with low immunity can reduce mortality and prevent the occurrence of antibiotic abuse and resistant bacteria by appropriate treatment, so it is useful in neonatal intensive care units (NICU).