Systematic Review of the Diagnostic Accuracy of C-Reactive Protein to Detect Bacterial Infection in Nonhospitalized Infants and Children with Fever

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Sanders, Sharon ^a   Barnett, Adrian ^b   Correa Velez, Ignacio ^c   Coulthard, Mark ^d   Doust, Jenny ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEVER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 51649084231     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.04.023     Document Type: Article

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