Clinical implications of procalcitonin in Kawasaki disease: a useful candidate for differentiating from sepsis and evaluating IVIG responsiveness

OBJECTIVE: Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute systemic vasculitis and suspected to be triggered by several potential infections in which procalcitonin (PCT) experiences an increase to some extent. However, whether PCT can serve as a useful candidate for differentiating KD from sepsis, and even for pr...

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Autores principales: Niu, Man Man, Jiang, Qi, Ruan, Jin Wei, Liu, Hui Hui, Chen, Wei Xia, Qiu, Zhen, Fan, Guo Zhen, Li, Rui Xue, Wei, Wei, Hu, Peng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8036161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33839960
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10238-021-00709-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8036161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33839960
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10238-021-00709-9

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