Scientific article
English

Bedside procalcitonin and C-reactive protein tests in children with fever without localizing signs of infection seen in a referral center

Published inPediatrics, vol. 112, no. 5, p. 1054-1060
Publication date2003
Abstract

To assess the value of bedside tests for predicting the occurrence of severe bacterial infections (SBIs) in children with fever without source.

Keywords
  • Bacterial Infections/blood/complications/diagnosis
  • C-Reactive Protein/analysis
  • Calcitonin/blood
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Fever/blood/etiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Interleukin-6/blood
  • Leukocyte Count
  • Male
  • Point-of-Care Systems
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prospective Studies
  • Protein Precursors/blood
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Single-Blind Method
Citation (ISO format)
GALETTO-LACOUR, Annick, ZAMORA, Samuel Antonio, GERVAIX, Alain. Bedside procalcitonin and C-reactive protein tests in children with fever without localizing signs of infection seen in a referral center. In: Pediatrics, 2003, vol. 112, n° 5, p. 1054–1060. doi: 10.1542/peds.112.5.1054
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Journal ISSN0031-4005
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