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

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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Veröffentlicht in:Children (Basel) 2022-08, Vol.9 (8), p.1263
Hauptverfasser: 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
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antibiotics
Antigens
Bacterial infections
Blood
Calcitonin
child
Children
Ear diseases
Etiology
Health aspects
Immunocompetence
Infection
Laboratories
Medical diagnosis
Meningitis
Microscopy
Pathogens
Patients
Pediatrics
procalcitonin
Review boards
Rheumatic fever
Scarlet fever
Sinusitis
Statistical analysis
Urinary tract diseases
Urinary tract infections
Urogenital system
Viral infections
Viruses
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Zusammenfassung: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 immunocompetent children. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients
ISSN:2227-9067
2227-9067
DOI:10.3390/children9081263