Comparison between procalcitonin and C-reactive protein for early diagnosis of children with sepsis or septic shock

Inflammation Research

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 581-586

  Fioretto, José R ^a   Martin, Joelma G ^a   Kurokawa, Cilmery S ^a   Carpi, Mário F ^a   Bonatto, Rossano C ^a   De Moraes, Marcos A ^a   Ricchetti, Sandra M Q ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Children; Critical care; Procalcitonin; Septic shock

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID; PROCALCITONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGITIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SYSTEMIC DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEPSIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 77955653377     PISSN: 10233830     EISSN: 1420908X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00011-010-0161-0     Document Type: Article

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