Procalcitonin Accurately Identifies Hospitalized Children With Low Risk of Bacterial Community-Acquired Pneumonia

BACKGROUND: Lower procalcitonin (PCT) concentrations are associated with reduced risk of bacterial community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults, but data in children are limited. METHODS: We analyzed serum PCT concentrations from children hospitalized with radiographically confirmed CAP enrolled in...

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Autores principales: Stockmann, Chris, Ampofo, Krow, Killpack, Jarrett, Williams, Derek J, Edwards, Kathryn M, Grijalva, Carlos G, Arnold, Sandra R, McCullers, Jonathan A, Anderson, Evan J, Wunderink, Richard G, Self, Wesley H, Bramley, Anna, Jain, Seema, Pavia, Andrew T, Blaschke, Anne J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6251689/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28158460
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piw091

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