Diagnostic value of serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in egyptian children with streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 174-176

  Elsammak, Mohamed ^a   Hanna, Hossam ^a   Ghazal, Abeer ^a   Edeen, Fatma Badr ^a   Kandil, Mona ^a  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Procalcitonin; Tonsillopharyngitis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PROCALCITONIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 32144447269     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000199273.37314.b2     Document Type: Article

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