Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein for Invasive Bacterial Pneumonia Diagnosis among Children in Mozambique, a Malaria-Endemic Area

BACKGROUND: Pneumonia is the major cause of mortality and morbidity in children worldwide. Procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are used in developed countries to differentiate between viral and bacterial causes of pneumonia. Validity of these markers needs to be further explored in Afri...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Díez-Padrisa, Núria, Bassat, Quique, Machevo, Sonia, Quintó, Llorenç, Morais, Luis, Nhampossa, Tacilta, O'Callaghan-Gordo, Cristina, Torres, Antoni, Alonso, Pedro L., Roca, Anna
Formato: Artigo
Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
Materias:
Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2954814/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20976241
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013226
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

Ejemplares similares