Role of C-reactive protein velocity in the diagnosis of early bacterial infections in children after cardiac surgery

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 191-196

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

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

bacterial infection; C reactive protein; cardiac surgery; children

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BYPASS SURGERY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEFAZOLIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84860710041     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066610396642     Document Type: Review

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