Abstract:Objective To study the clinical value of procalcitonin (PCT), interleukin-6 (IL-6), sCD14 and CD64 in the diagnosis and treatment of liver failure. Methods Totally 80 liver failure patients admitted to the hospital during July 2015 to December 2017 were divided into with infection group and non-infection group based on occurrence of bacterial infection. Atotal of 40 healthy people served as control group. Patients were further sub- grouped into recover group and death group. Serum PCT, IL-6, sCD14 and CD64 were measured by double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay or flow cytometry. The diagnostic efficiency of serum markers for liver failure with bacterial infection was determined by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. Results Levels of serum PCT, IL-6, sCD14 and CD64 were higher in the non-infection group compared with those in the control group (P < 0.05), which were further enhanced significantly in the infection group when compared with those in non-infection group (P < 0.05). Standard treatments induced dramatic decrease of serum PCT, IL-6, sCD14 and CD64 in both groups compared with those prior to any treatment (P < 0.05). Patients in infection group experienced lower recovery rate compared with non-infection group (55.00% VS 77.50%, P < 0.05). The levels of serum PCT, IL-6, sCD14 and CD64 were greatly upregulated in the death group than those in the recovery group (P < 0.05). The areas under the curve (AUC) of serum PCT, IL-6, sCD14 and CD64 in diagnosis of liver failure with bacterial infection were 0.596, 0.700, 0.642 and 0.618, respectively. The sensitivity in diagnosis of liver failure with bacterial infection was 40.00%, 69.16%, 68.35% and 53.50%, respectively. Specificity in diagnosis of liver failure with bacterial infection was 84.00%, 78.27%, 67.80% and 77.35%, respectively. Conclusion The levels of serum PCT, IL-6, sCD14 and CD64 are increased in patients with liver failure, which may be diagnostic biomarkers of liver failure with bacterial infection.