Accuracy of Procalcitonin in Detecting Severe Bacterial Infections Among Critically III Children

Objectives: The aims of this study are to determine the accuracy of serum procalcitonin (PCT) in the early detection of severe bacterial infections among critically ill children and to establish the correlation between PCT changes and clinical outcomes. Design: This was a prospective, observational...

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Published in:	Pediatric Respirology and Critical Care Medicine
Main Authors:	Kantimas Sitthikool, Chalermthai Aksilp
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Subjects:	acute severe life-threatening conditions critically ill children procalcitonin severe bacterial infections
Online Access:	https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/prcm.prcm_11_19