Diagnostic value of Serum procalcitonin levels in children with meningitis: A comparison with blood leukocyte count and C-reactive protein

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 346-351

  Ibrahim, Khaled Abdulqawi ^a   Abdel Wahab, Alsayed Ahmed ^b   Ibrahim, Ahmed Sayed ^c  

^a BENHA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Blood leukocyte count; C reactive protein; Meningitis; Serum procalcitonin level

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PROCALCITONIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MENINGITIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; REFERENCE VALUE;

EID: 79952749712     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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