Is Procalcitonin Useful in Pediatric Critical Care Patients?

Is Procalcitonin Useful in Pediatric Critical Care Patients?

This review examines the use of procalcitonin in different clinical situations in the pediatric patient, with special emphasis on those requiring intensive care. We review the latest articles on its potency as a biomarker in both infectious processes at diagnosis and on the response to treatment.

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Main Authors: Sara Bobillo-Perez, Javier Rodríguez-Fanjul, Iolanda Jordan Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-08-01
Series:Biomarker Insights
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1177271918792244
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spelling doaj-f70719da3c404d6f92a89fbaebe298552020-11-25T03:42:50ZengSAGE PublishingBiomarker Insights1177-27192018-08-011310.1177/1177271918792244Is Procalcitonin Useful in Pediatric Critical Care Patients?Sara Bobillo-Perez0Javier Rodríguez-Fanjul1Iolanda Jordan Garcia2Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Service, Research Group of the Pediatric Critical Patient, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainNeonatal Intensive Care Unit Service, Hospital de Sant Joan de Déu Maternal, Fetal and Neonatology Center Barcelona (BCNatal), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainPediatric Intensive Care Unit, Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERESP, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainThis review examines the use of procalcitonin in different clinical situations in the pediatric patient, with special emphasis on those requiring intensive care. We review the latest articles on its potency as a biomarker in both infectious processes at diagnosis and on the response to treatment.https://doi.org/10.1177/1177271918792244
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Is Procalcitonin Useful in Pediatric Critical Care Patients?
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Javier Rodríguez-Fanjul
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title Is Procalcitonin Useful in Pediatric Critical Care Patients?
title_short Is Procalcitonin Useful in Pediatric Critical Care Patients?
title_full Is Procalcitonin Useful in Pediatric Critical Care Patients?
title_fullStr Is Procalcitonin Useful in Pediatric Critical Care Patients?
title_full_unstemmed Is Procalcitonin Useful in Pediatric Critical Care Patients?
title_sort is procalcitonin useful in pediatric critical care patients?
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series Biomarker Insights
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publishDate 2018-08-01
description This review examines the use of procalcitonin in different clinical situations in the pediatric patient, with special emphasis on those requiring intensive care. We review the latest articles on its potency as a biomarker in both infectious processes at diagnosis and on the response to treatment.
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