Procalcitonin level as an aid for the diagnosis of bacterial infections following pediatric cardiac surgery

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 220.e11-220.e16

  Nahum, Elhanan ^a   Schiller, Ofer ^a   Livni, Gilat ^a   Bitan, Sarit ^a   Ashkenazi, Shai ^a   Dagan, Ovdi ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bacterial infection; Cardiac surgery; Children; Fever; Procalcitonin

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; PROCALCITONIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART SURGERY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84858619523     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2011.07.076     Document Type: Article

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