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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-03-01
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Series: | BMC Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-021-02568-5 |