Procalcitonin measurement for detection of serious bacterial infection in febrile children: Comparison between two automated immunoassays

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 593-595

  Lacroix, L ^a   Manzano, S ^a   Galetto, A ^a   Gervaix, A ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bacterial infection; Method comparison; Pediatric; Procalcitonin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PROCALCITONIN;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CENTRIFUGATION; CHILD; FEVER; FREEZING; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SERUM; STORAGE; THAWING;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CALCITONIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEVER; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84860122109     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.02.011     Document Type: Article

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