Procalcitonin and markers of infection in community-acquired pneumonia of children;Procalcitonine et marqueurs de l'infection dans les pneumonies communautaires de l'enfant

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 88-97

  Gendrel, D ^a   Moulin, F ^a   Lorrot, M ^a   Marc, E ^a   Guerin S ^a   Soulier, N ^a   Lebon, P ^a   Coste, J ^a   Iniguez, J L ^a   Kalifa, G ^a   Brunet, F ^a   Raymond, J ^a  

^a Hôpital Cochin Saint Vincent de Paul ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Pneumonia; Procalcitonin; S. pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; PROCALCITONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0036163025     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-077X(01)00325-0     Document Type: Article

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