Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein for Invasive Bacterial Pneumonia Diagnosis among Children in Mozambique, a Malaria-Endemic Area

BACKGROUND: Pneumonia is the major cause of mortality and morbidity in children worldwide. Procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are used in developed countries to differentiate between viral and bacterial causes of pneumonia. Validity of these markers needs to be further explored in Afri...

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Autores principales: Díez-Padrisa, Núria, Bassat, Quique, Machevo, Sonia, Quintó, Llorenç, Morais, Luis, Nhampossa, Tacilta, O'Callaghan-Gordo, Cristina, Torres, Antoni, Alonso, Pedro L., Roca, Anna
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2954814/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20976241
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013226

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2954814/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20976241
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013226

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