Procalcitonin, a useful biomarker in pediatric urinary tract infection;La procalcitonine : Un marqueur utile pour l'enfant préSentant une infection urinaire

Archives de Pediatrie

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 54-62

  Leroy, S ^a   Gervaix, A ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROCALCITONIN; SUCCIMER; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CALCITONIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CYSTOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; SCAR FORMATION; SHORT SURVEY; TISSUE LEVEL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD; CHILD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MICROBIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PYELONEPHRITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCITONIN; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PYELONEPHRITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84871801496     PISSN: 0929693X     EISSN: 1769664X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2012.10.025     Document Type: Short Survey

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