Use of quantitative and semiquantitative procalcitonin measurements to identify children with sepsis and meningitis

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2004 Feb;23(2):136-8. doi: 10.1007/s10096-003-1066-4. Epub 2003 Dec 19.
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Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Bacteremia / diagnosis*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • C-Reactive Protein / metabolism
  • Calcitonin / analysis
  • Calcitonin / metabolism*
  • Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Prognosis
  • Protein Precursors / analysis
  • Protein Precursors / metabolism*
  • Radioimmunoassay
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sampling Studies
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Severity of Illness Index

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • CALCA protein, human
  • Protein Precursors
  • Calcitonin
  • C-Reactive Protein
  • Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide