Usefulness of Procalcitonin in the Diagnosis of Bacterial Infection in Immunocompetent Children

Bacterial infections (BIs) need to be differentiated from non-BIs (NBIs) to enable prompt administration of antibiotics. Therefore, inflammatory biomarkers are needed as they can accurately identify BIs. This study evaluated the usefulness of procalcitonin (PCT) in the diagnosis of BI in immunocompe...

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Autores principales: Park, Hae Na, Kim, Su Yeong, Lee, Na Mi, Yi, Dae Yong, Yun, Sin Weon, Chae, Soo Ahn, Lim, In Seok, Lim, Yong Kwan, Park, Ji Young
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9406664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36010153
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9081263

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9406664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36010153
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9081263

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