Diagnostic and prognostic value of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in malnourished children

Pediatrics

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Page, Anne Laure ^a   De Rekeneire, Nathalie ^a   Sayadi, Sani ^b   Aberrane, Saïd ^c   Janssens, Ann Carole ^b   Dehoux, Monique ^d   Baron, Emmanuel ^a  

^a Epicentre   (France)

^b EPICENTRE   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL DE CRÉTEIL   (France)

^d BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Developing countries; Infectious diseases; Malnutrition; Procalcitonin; Sahel; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; MALNUTRITION; PROCALCITONIN; SAHEL; SENSITIVITY; SPECIFICITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84893330181     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-2112     Document Type: Article

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