Elevated inflammatory markers combined with positive pneumococcal urinary antigen are a good predictor of pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia in children

Galetto-Lacour, Annick; Alcoba Wright, Fermin Gabriel; Posfay Barbe, Klara; Cevey-Macherel, Manon; Gehri, Mario; Ochs, Martina M; Brookes, Roger H; Siegrist, Claire-Anne; Gervaix, Alain

doi:10.1097/INF.0b013e31829ba62a

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Elevated inflammatory markers combined with positive pneumococcal urinary antigen are a good predictor of pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia in children

ContributorsGaletto-Lacour, Annick; Alcoba Wright, Fermin Gabriel; Posfay Barbe, Klara; Cevey-Macherel, Manon; Gehri, Mario; Ochs, Martina M; Brookes, Roger H; Siegrist, Claire-Anne; Gervaix, Alain

Published inThe Pediatric infectious disease journal, vol. 32, no. 11, p. 1175-1179

Publication date2013

Abstract

Our objective was to evaluate procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) as predictors of a pneumococcal etiology in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in hospitalized children.

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique

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GALETTO-LACOUR, Annick et al. Elevated inflammatory markers combined with positive pneumococcal urinary antigen are a good predictor of pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia in children. In: The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2013, vol. 32, n° 11, p. 1175–1179. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31829ba62a

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PID : unige:35500
DOI : 10.1097/INF.0b013e31829ba62a
PMID : 23694836

ISSN of the journal0891-3668

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Elevated inflammatory markers combined with positive pneumococcal urinary antigen are a good predictor of pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia in children

Our objective was to evaluate procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) as predictors of a pneumococcal etiology in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in hospitalized children.

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