C-reactive protein, procalcitonin and the lab-score for detecting serious bacterial infections in febrile children at the emergency department: a prospective observational study
- Nijman, Ruud G
- Moll, Henriëtte A
- Smit, Frank J
- Gervaix, Alain
- Weerkamp, Floor
- Vergouwe, Yvonne
- de Rijke, Yolanda B
- Oostenbrink, Rianne
Publication date
January 2014
DOI Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)Abstract
C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) are useful diagnostic tools to estimate the risk of serious bacterial infection (SBI) in febrile children at the emergency department (ED). The Lab-score combines these 2 biomarkers with urinalysis in an easy to use validated model. Kinetics of inflammatory markers suggests a differentiating role of duration of disease
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