Point-of-care testing for procalcitonin in identifying bacterial infections in young infants: a diagnostic accuracy study

Point-of-care testing for procalcitonin in identifying bacterial infections in young infants: a diagnostic accuracy study

Abstract Background The primary objective of this study was to report on the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care testing (POCT) for procalcitonin (PCT) in identifying invasive bacterial infections in young infants. Invasive bacterial infection was defined as the isolation of a bacterial pathogen in...

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Main Authors: Thomas Waterfield, Julie-Ann Maney, Martin Hanna, Derek Fairley, Michael D. Shields
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Pediatrics
Infection
Sepsis
Biomarker
Procalcitonin
PCT
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-018-1349-7

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