Procalcitonin to Detect Suspected Bacterial Infections in the PICU

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages e4-e12

  Mandell, Iris M ^a,c   Aghamohammadi, Sara ^a   Deakers, Timothy ^a,b   Khemani, Robinder G ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

biomarkers; pediatrics; procalcitonin; sepsis; suspected bacterial infections; systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROCALCITONIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CALCA PROTEIN, HUMAN; CALCITONIN; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERITONITIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; INFANT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

ADOLESCENT; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOMARKERS; CALCITONIN; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; ROC CURVE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84954027586     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000000571     Document Type: Article

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