Procalcitonin bedside testing in the pediatric emergency department;Procalcitonine semi-quantitative aux urgences pédiatriques

Archives de Pediatrie

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 529-531

  Chalumeau, M ^a,b   Leroy, S ^a,b   Gendrel, D ^a   Breart G ^b   Moulin, F ^a   Dubos, F ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

^c UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Bedside testing; Child; Emergency medicine; Procalcitonin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROCALCITONIN; CALCITONIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PEDIATRICIAN; PEDIATRICS; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PROBABILITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VIRUS INFECTION; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; BLOOD; CHILD; EMERGENCY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; IMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CALCITONIN; CHILD; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34249722695     PISSN: 0929693X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2007.02.015     Document Type: Article

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