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Comparison of procalcitonin measurement by a semi-quantitative method and an ultra-sensitive quantitative method in a pediatric emergency department

Published inClinical biochemistry, vol. 42, no. 15, p. 1557-1560
Publication date2009
Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To compare procalcitonin measurements between semi-quantitative and quantitative assays. METHOD: Procalcitonin was measured with the PCT-Q and the Kryptor assays in a pediatric emergency department. RESULTS: Among the 359 pairs of results, 103 had discordant results. The linear weighted kappa was 0.44 (95% CI 0.36, 0.51). The concordant/discordant results distribution varied depending on the laboratory technician (p=0.018). CONCLUSION: Agreement between procalcitonin measured semi-quantitatively and quantitatively was moderate. This is probably due to a subjective interpretation of the assay result.

Keywords
  • Bacterial Infections/*blood/diagnosis
  • Biological Assay/instrumentation/*methods
  • Calcitonin/*blood/diagnostic use
  • Child, Preschool
  • *Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Pediatrics/*methods
  • Prospective Studies
  • Protein Precursors/*blood/diagnostic use
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
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MANZANO, Sergio et al. Comparison of procalcitonin measurement by a semi-quantitative method and an ultra-sensitive quantitative method in a pediatric emergency department. In: Clinical biochemistry, 2009, vol. 42, n° 15, p. 1557–1560. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2009.07.005
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