C-reactive protein, procalcitonin and the lab-score for detecting serious bacterial infections in febrile children at the emergency department: a prospective observational study

Nijman, Ruud G; Moll, Henriëtte A; Smit, Frank J; Gervaix, Alain; Weerkamp, Floor; Vergouwe, Yvonne; de Rijke, Yolanda B; Oostenbrink, Rianne

doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000000466

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C-reactive protein, procalcitonin and the lab-score for detecting serious bacterial infections in febrile children at the emergency department: a prospective observational study

ContributorsNijman, Ruud G; Moll, Henriëtte A; Smit, Frank J; Gervaix, Alain; Weerkamp, Floor; Vergouwe, Yvonne; de Rijke, Yolanda B; Oostenbrink, Rianne

Published inThe Pediatric infectious disease journal, vol. 33, no. 11, p. e273-279

Publication date2014

Abstract

C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) are useful diagnostic tools to estimate the risk of serious bacterial infection (SBI) in febrile children at the emergency department (ED). The Lab-score combines these 2 biomarkers with urinalysis in an easy to use validated model. Kinetics of inflammatory markers suggests a differentiating role of duration of disease.

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

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Etiologie des pneumonies et marqueurs inflammatoires chez l'enfant fébrile (183)

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NIJMAN, Ruud G et al. C-reactive protein, procalcitonin and the lab-score for detecting serious bacterial infections in febrile children at the emergency department: a prospective observational study. In: The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2014, vol. 33, n° 11, p. e273–279. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000466

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PID : unige:54933
DOI : 10.1097/INF.0000000000000466
PMID : 25093971

ISSN of the journal0891-3668

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