The Quick-Read C-reactive protein test for the prediction of bacterial gastroenteritis in the pediatric emergency department

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 634-637

  Marcus, Nufar ^a   Mor, Meirav ^a   Amir, Lisa ^a   Mimouni, Marc ^a   Waisman, Yehezkel ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bacterial; C reactive protein; Diagnosis; Gastroenteritis; Point of care testing; Viral

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFTRIAXONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DYSENTERY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TURBIDIMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BACTEREMIA; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34548777064     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31814a6a52     Document Type: Article

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