Is procalcitonin a good marker of renal lesion in febrile urinary tract infection?

Eur J Pediatr. 2005 Oct;164(10):651-2. doi: 10.1007/s00431-005-1700-5. Epub 2005 Jul 16.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • C-Reactive Protein / analysis*
  • Calcitonin / blood*
  • Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Fever / complications*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Kidney / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney / injuries*
  • Male
  • Prospective Studies
  • Protein Precursors / blood*
  • ROC Curve
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid
  • Urinary Tract Infections / complications*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • CALCA protein, human
  • Protein Precursors
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid
  • Calcitonin
  • C-Reactive Protein
  • Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide