The use of CRP for diagnosing infections in young infants <3 months of age in developing countries

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 205-212

  Palmer, Ayo ^a   Carlin, John B ^c   Freihorst, Joachim ^d   Gatchalian, Salvacion ^e   Muhe, Lulu ^f   Mulholland, Kim ^b   Weber, Martin W ^b,d,h   Gove, S ^g   Margolis, P ^g,g   McCaul, F ^g   Parker, S ^g   John, C ^g   Byass, P ^g   Ogunlesi, O ^g   Manary, M ^g   Adegbola, R ^g   Whittle, H ^g   Secka, O ^g   Sam, B ^g   Hazlett, D ^g   Aidoo, M ^g   Bangali, J ^g   Greenwood, B ^g   Tilahun, M ^g   Lulseged, S ^g   Kebede, S ^g   Yohanes, A ^g   Belete, B ^g   Ringertz, S ^g   Desta, T ^g   Woldeyesus, K ^g   Tafari, N ^g   Lehmann, D ^g   Saleu, G ^g   Rongap, A ^g   Kakazo, M ^g   Namuigi, P ^g   Lupiwa, S ^g   Sehuko, R ^g   Clegg, A ^g   Sanders, R ^g   Michael, A ^g   Lupiwa, T ^g   Omena, M ^g   Mens, M ^g   Marjen, B ^g   Wai'in, P ^g   Sungu, M ^g   Lewis, D ^g   Alpers, M ^g   Quiambao, B ^g   Moreles, A M ^g   Abraham, L ^g   Sombrero, L ^g   Palladin, F ^g   Sariano, V ^g   Obach, A M ^g   Sunico, E ^g   Cedulla, T ^g   Eichenwald, H ^g   Broome, C ^g   Gratten, M ^g   Facklam, R ^g   Nolan, T ^g   more..

^a Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital Gambia   (Gambia)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Children's Hospital   (Germany)

^e Research Institute of Tropical Medicine   (Philippines)

^f Ethio Swedish Children's Hospital   (Ethiopia)

^g World Health Organization ^*

^h WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

CHILD HEALTH; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH MONITORING; MONITORING SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PHILIPPINES; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AFRICA; ASIA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; EURASIA; GAMBIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 4844229673     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/027249304225018948     Document Type: Article

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