Utility of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and leukocyte count in the detection of meningococcal disease during an epidemic cluster;Utilidad de la procalcitonina, proteína C reactiva y recuento leucocitario en la detección de enfermedad meningocócica durante un brote epidémico

Anales de Pediatria

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 328-332

  Lepe Jimenez J A ^a,b   Vazquez Florido A ^a   Ramos De Mora, M ^a   Cervera Hidalgo, A ^a   Rey Rodriguez A ^a   Garcia Barron J ^a  

^a Hospital General de Huelva   (Spain)

^b Huelva University   (Spain)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Epidemic cluster; Leukocyte count; Meningococcal disease; Procalcitonin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PROCALCITONIN;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIC; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS;

EID: 19044372940     PISSN: 16954033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13073245     Document Type: Article

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