Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein as predictors of blood culture positivity among hospitalised children with severe pneumonia in Mozambique; La procalcitonine et la protéine C réactive comme prédicteurs de positivité de l'hémoculture chez les enfants hospitalisés atteints de pneumonie sévère au Mozambique; La procalcitonina y la proteían C-reactiva como vaticinadores de un hemocultivo positivo en niños hospitalizados con neumonía severa en Mozambique

Objectives: To evaluate the benefits of using procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) as pre-screening tools to predict blood culture positivity among Mozambican children with clinical severe pneumonia (CSP). Methods: 586 children

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Published in:Tropical medicine & international health 2012-09, Vol.17 (9), p.1100
Main Authors: Díez-Padrisa, N, Bassat, Q, Morais, L, O'Callaghan-Gordo, C, Machevo, S, Nhampossa, T, Ibarz-Pavón, A. B, Quintó, L, Alonso, P. L, Roca, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomarkers
Blood diseases
Children & youth
Hospitalization
Pneumonia
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Summary:Objectives: To evaluate the benefits of using procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) as pre-screening tools to predict blood culture positivity among Mozambican children with clinical severe pneumonia (CSP). Methods: 586 children
ISSN:1360-2276
1365-3156
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.03035.x