Clinical utility of procalcitonin in febrile infants younger than 3 months of age visiting a pediatric emergency room: a retrospective single-center study

Abstract Background Fever in infants under 90 days of age is highly likely to be caused by a severe bacterial infection (SBI) and it accounts for a large number of patients visiting the pediatric emergency room. In order to predict the bacterial infection and reduce unnecessary treatment, the classi...

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Main Authors: Jun-Sung Park, Young-Hoon Byun, Jeong-Yong Lee, Jong Seung Lee, Jeong-Min Ryu, Seung Jun Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-021-02568-5