Procalcitonin is a marker of severity of renal lesions in pyelonephritis

Benador Milsztajn, Nadine; Siegrist, Claire-Anne; Gendrel, D; Greder, Catherine; Benador, Daivy; Assicot, M; Bohuon, C; Girardin, Eric

doi:10.1542/peds.102.6.1422

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Procalcitonin is a marker of severity of renal lesions in pyelonephritis

ContributorsBenador Milsztajn, Nadine; Siegrist, Claire-Anne; Gendrel, D; Greder, Catherine; Benador, Daivy; Assicot, M; Bohuon, C; Girardin, Eric

Published inPediatrics, vol. 102, no. 6, p. 1422-1425

Publication date1998

Abstract

In an attempt to differentiate acute pyelonephritis from lower urinary tract infection (UTI), we measured serum procalcitonin levels, a recently described marker of infection. We compared it with other commonly used inflammatory markers and evaluated its ability to predict renal involvement as assessed by dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scintigraphy.

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Calcitonin/blood
Child
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Protein Precursors/blood
Pyelonephritis/blood/diagnosis/radionuclide imaging
Radiopharmaceuticals/diagnostic use
Sensitivity and Specificity
Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid/diagnostic use
Urinary Tract Infections/blood/diagnosis/radionuclide imaging

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BENADOR MILSZTAJN, Nadine et al. Procalcitonin is a marker of severity of renal lesions in pyelonephritis. In: Pediatrics, 1998, vol. 102, n° 6, p. 1422–1425. doi: 10.1542/peds.102.6.1422

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PID : unige:74620
DOI : 10.1542/peds.102.6.1422
PMID : 9832579

Journal ISSN1098-4275

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