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Procalcitonin and lung ultrasound algorithm to diagnose severe pneumonia in critical paediatric patients (PROLUSP study). A randomised clinical trial

BACKGROUND: Lung ultrasound (LUS) in combination with a biomarker has not yet been studied. We propose a clinical trial where the primary aims are: 1. To assess whether an algorithm with LUS and procalcitonin (PCT) may be useful for diagnosing bacterial pneumonia; 2. To analyse the sensitivity and s...

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Autores principales: Rodríguez-Fanjul, Javier, Guitart, Carmina, Bobillo-Perez, Sara, Balaguer, Mònica, Jordan, Iolanda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7543673/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33032612
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-020-01476-z