Can procalcitonin measurement help the diagnosis of osteomyelitis and septic arthritis? A prospective trial

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 35, Issue 33, 2009, Pages

  Faesch, Sabine ^a   Cojocaru, Bogdan ^a   Hennequin, Carole ^a   Pannier, Stéphanie ^a   Glorion, Christophe ^a   Lacour, Bernard ^a   Chéron, Gérard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROCALCITONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 73649085511     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-35-33     Document Type: Article

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