Evaluation of a quick test for C-reactive protein in a pediatric emergency department

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 717-722

  Papaevangelou, Vassiliki ^a   Papassotiriou, I ^b   Sakou, I ^a   Ferentinos, G ^a,c   Liapi, G ^a   Kyrka, A ^a   Konstantopoulos, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c General Hospital of Chalkida   (Greece)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Child; Infection; Quick test

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; TURBIDIMETRY; VENOUS BLOOD;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; VIRUS DISEASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33751098794     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510600977869     Document Type: Article

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