Can procalcitonin measurement help the diagnosis of osteomyelitis and septic arthritis? A prospective trial
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objectives</p> <p>Procalcitonin (PCT) is an accurate marker for differentiating bacterial infection from non-infective causes of inflammation or viral infection. However, there is only one study in children which tested procalcitonin as a diagnostic a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-11-01
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| Series: | Italian Journal of Pediatrics |
| Online Access: | http://www.ijponline.net/content/35/1/33 |