Accuracy of the procalcitonin test in the diagnosis of occult bacteremia in paediatrics: A systematic review and meta-analysis;Exactitud del test de procalcitonina en el diagnóstico de bacteriemia oculta en pediatría: revisión sistemática y metanálisis

Anales de Pediatria

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 403-412

  Reina, P Marín ^b   Alcántara, I Ruiz ^b   Micó, S Vidal ^a   Lucea, J L López Prats ^c   Alapont, V Modesto I ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTIL LA FE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE LA RIBERA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diagnostic accuracy; Fever without source; Meta analysis; Occult bacteremia; Procalcitonin

Indexed keywords

PROCALCITONIN;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CALCITONIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BACTEREMIA; CALCITONIN; CHILD; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77953231374     PISSN: 16954033     EISSN: 16959531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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